As with all forms of payment, businesses that accept credit cards face an inherent level of risk. Hackers and thieves make a career of figuring out ways to steal your customers’ credit card details so ...

Just three days after the deadline for businesses to install new smart chip credit card readers, scammers have already found a new way to target you and your money. According to 2 Works for You sister ...

Explore how magnetic stripe cards work, their vulnerabilities, and why chip cards are a more secure alternative. Learn the ...

A new warning is coming from the Better Business Bureau about a different method crooks are using to steal information from your credit or debit card. It is called "shimming" and having a chip card ...

It has been ten months since the October 1, 2015 deadline for credit card companies and retailers to switch to smart chip EMV credit cards in order to avoid liability for fraudulent card use and now ...

A new problem has faced grocery shoppers recently at the checkout: should they swipe or insert their credit card? The fingernail-sized chips on credit cards require users to insert their cards instead ...

Chip Cards vs. Magnetic Stripes: Is One More Likely to Fall for Scams? Think back to the last time you paid for something at a store. Did you swipe your card, or did you dip it into the terminal? The ...

It may not seem "futuristic" these days to dip or tap a credit card instead of swiping it, or to hold a cell phone over a payment terminal to cover your groceries. But in the U.S., you only have to go ...

Think that your new EMV-compliant chip-reading point of sale terminal will keep crooks from stealing your customer credit card info? Think that your new EMV-compliant chip-reading point of sale ...