Credit card issuers and merchants in the United States today face a liability shift tied to the new, more secure payment technology. Under the new liability standards, whichever party — either the ...

This guide will help you understand credit card chip technology, how it works, and why it’s important for keeping your ...

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 ...

CHICAGO, Illinois -- The chips in credit and debit cards protect consumers from hackers, but the same technology could make you a victim of fraud, the I-Team at our sister station WLS-TV found. The ...

A chip and PIN card is a credit card that includes microchip technology and a personal identification number (PIN) to securely verify a cardholder during a transaction. The embedded microchip is ...

Hey small business owners: If you haven’t prepared for the transition to chip-embedded credit and debit cards, you don’t have long. Here are some tips to help you meet the Oct. 1 deadline to get new ...

Soon, U.S. overseas travelers’ frustrations with credit cards could ease. Visa and MasterCard have issued an October 2015 deadline for the switch from the swipe-and-sign cards, the standard in the U.S ...

HAYES, MIDDLESEX, U.K. -- In a move to reduce fraud, Safeway UK based here plans to become the first U.K. retailer to accept credit and debit cards embedded with microchips and validated via a ...