Could the cost of preparing the U.S. retail market for EMV smart-card technology over the next few years create problems for some retailers, adding to their burden in an already fragile economy?

While the U.S. inches toward adoption of the EMV chip-card standard, some card makers and issuers are finding they need to move faster than others. In particular, issuers with a large number of ...

EMV or “chip” payment cards have a microprocessor embedded in the plastic. When they’re inserted in an up-to-date terminal (or tapped or waved, as the case may be), the terminal uses the chip, not the ...

Just three days after the deadline for businesses to install new smart chip credit card readers, scammers have already found a new way to target you and your money. The scammers are trying to ...

Two weeks ago, ZDNet reported on the results of a very interesting experiment that analyzed how banks implemented EMV (chip) cards on their networks. In the experiment, researchers from Cyber R&D Lab ...

LONDON & NICOSIA, Cyprus--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Commercial Bank of Qatar (CBQ), one of the leading banks in Qatar, has announced the issuance of its first EMV chip card on TSYS Card Tech's card-management ...

Effective Oct. 1, cards embedded with small microchips, also known as EMV cards, will become the standard in the United States. Beginning on that date, the major payment processors (MasterCard, Visa ...

Small businesses need to understand how to lower credit card processing fees, secure better terms, prevent fraud and avoid ...

Don’t have an EMV chip card yet? Don’t worry. You have plenty of options. You may have read news reports about these thumbnail-sized metallic squares that now appear on the front of many credit cards.

Just three days after the deadline for businesses to install new smart chip credit card readers, scammers have already found a new way to target you and your money. According to 2 Works for You sister ...