It may not seem "futuristic" these days to dip or tap a credit card instead of swiping it, or to hold a cell phone over a payment terminal to cover your groceries. But in the U.S., you only have to go ...

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 ...

RFID credit cards are growing in popularity and have already been adopted by major credit card issuers. These cards use radio frequencies to allow the cardholder to pay at terminals by tapping their ...

Black Friday is fast approaching, one of the busiest periods for holiday shopping, and cybercriminals are finding new ways to target online shoppers. Security researchers at EclecticIQ discovered a ...

The recent rash of credit card breaches is prompting a look at some new technology. The more expensive micro-chip technology is standard for cards in other countries but not here in the United States.