Starting Oct. 1, a new standard in credit card technologies goes into effect. — -- Chip-enabled credit cards will now become the standard for consumers and business owners. Banks and credit ...

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 ...

Credit cards began as simple pieces of cardboard. The first "modern" credit card was used by Frank McNamara in 1950 after he ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- When credit card chip encryption was implemented here in the U.S., its goal was to ultimately crack down on fraudulent charges. While that EMV chip technology is more secure, ...

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. The scammers are trying to ...

Chip cards are less vulnerable to skimming than magnetic stripe cards, but they aren’t completely safe. Crooks can still capture your card information from a chip card using a technique called ...

(NEW YORK) — Chip-enabled credit cards will now become the standard for consumers and business owners. Banks and credit companies have been sending consumers new cards, which look like their old cards ...

Using a biometric scanner on your credit card makes your transactions more secure, but it might not solve any real issues. Evan Zimmer has been writing about finance for years. After graduating with a ...