Credit Card Numbers: What Do They Mean?

You'll find your credit card number either on the front or on the back of the card. Credit cards usually have 15 or 16 ...
Dayton Daily News

Credit card scammers covet 3-digit security code

Credit card scams are nothing new, but here’s a new twist on them. In this case, scammers already have your credit card information, but need the card’s security code, the three-digit number located ...
The Southern Maryland Chronicle on MSN

Scammers Hit Visa Users with Clever Phone Ploy

A slick Visa and MasterCard telephone scam, starting in the Midwest and moving nationwide, has prompted a fresh warning from ...
Ars Technica

Three-digit security numbers on credit cards

I've noticed a few web sites requiring the three-digit security numbers on the backs of Mastercard and Visa credit cards.<BR><BR>I'm a bit hesitant about giving this out. Am I being excessively ...
American Banker

Is a four-digit security code too much friction? Google, Amex say it is.

Google has added virtual cards as part of a broader overhaul of its payment technology. American Express is the first company to adopt Google technology that supports virtual cards with minimal input ...
Business Wire

Societe Generale Launches a Next-Generation Card Integrating a Dynamic Security Code

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As a leading e-commerce bank 1 in France, Societe Generale's priority is to continuously strengthen the security of online payments while making its customers' everyday lives ...