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 ...

Over the past year, most banks and financial institutions issued replacement cards containing the chip. Many retailers have added chip card readers at their stores but aren’t yet using the technology.

Credit card companies are still in the process of rolling out the new technology that consumers were told would better protect them from fraud. Investigative reporter Daralene Jones uncovered a flaw ...

Major credit card companies urged retailers to make the switch to credit cards that used chips instead of magnetic strips to complete transactions in October 2015, but many consumers have noted that ...

COLUMBIA - Consumers might notice their debit and credit cards have a slightly different look now. More and more cards are featuring chip technology, which is designed to better protect people's ...

HUDSON, Wis. – At Hudson Bagel & Coffee in Hudson some things will never change. Its 18 varieties of bagels are still baked fresh daily. It still fires up the fireplace to keep its customers warm ...

The new Europay, MasterCard, and Visa (EMV) terminals, similar to those that have been available in Europe for many years, are supposed to have a higher level of fraud protection via the encrypted ...

Some card details on this page may be out of date. You may have noticed that most card readers at your local grocery or retail store ask you to insert -- instead of swipe -- a credit card now. Many ...

The number of new businesses launching in the UK in 2023 surpassed 900,000, according to the New Startup Index from NatWest and Beauhurst. That compares to 790,390 in 2022. So it follows that more ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser with the state of South ...