Discover how chip cards enhance security with embedded microchips. Learn their types, benefits, and how they work to secure transactions at ATMs and stores.

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 ...

Discover how EMV technology secures transactions, its benefits over traditional systems, and its limitations in online purchases. Learn what EMV means for your safety.

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 ...

You’ll want to choose a credit card that will be widely accepted at your destination, with capabilities for contactless or chip-and-PIN transactions. You can save money by going with a card that doesn ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. An update on the massive credit- and debit-card data breach ...

On Jan. 19, police in Texas arrested two drivers carrying 96 fake credit cards, which authorities initially suspected were manufactured using numbers stolen in the massive Target credit card breach.

Criminals have found a way to steal chip-and-pin credit and debit cards by replacing the chip with a dummy unit. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on ...