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 ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (March 30, 2016) – Scammers have found a new way to target Arkansans while retailers and banks continue to make the switch from magnetic stripe credit and debit cards to the chip ...

As banks send out new microchip cards, scammers are taking advantage of consumers. According to the Federal Trade Commission, fraudsters are sending out fake emails pretending to be credit card ...

Credit card fraud has been on the rise in recent years. The Federal Trade Commission’s most recent database indicates that 416,582 cases of credit card fraud were reported in 2024, making it one of ...

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 ...