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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(WJAR) — There's a brand new scam that could wipe out your bank account if you fall victim! Chip cards are supposed to add an extra layer of protection for shoppers. Unfortunately, Bentley University ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — This issue with skimmers isn't new and it isn't going away. As long as there are card swipes of any kind, there will be skimmers. Here's why, skimmers read a card's magnetic strip, ...

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 ...

Those new chips on your credit and debit cards are supposed to offer better protection from identity thieves, but some retailers say that's not always the case. "Nobody uses cash anymore. It's all ...

The Alabama Department of Human Resources has begun rolling out chip-enabled EBT cards for federal Supplemental Nutrition ...

MARTINEZ, Calif. (KGO) -- Eleven million Californians are getting inflation relief debit cards in the mail right now. As 7 On Your Side has reported, many thought the cards were a scam, but they're ...

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 ...