Discover how EMV technology secures transactions, its benefits over traditional systems, and its limitations in online purchases. Learn what EMV means for your safety.

EMV-chipped cards are more secure than magstripe cards, and businesses can limit liability by accepting them. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

Credit and debit cards with EMV chips have been around for five years now, except at gas stations. That’s because it is a lot harder to change card readers in gas pumps — where it may require breaking ...

But you may be in for some surprises, and I say this from personal experience. I recently was with two childhood friends on our annual girlfriends getaway, which included shopping. I handed my ...

The nationwide shift to EMV has begun. EMV -- which stands for Europay, MasterCard and Visa -- is a global standard for cards equipped with computer chips and the technology used to authenticate ...

New technology could beat fraudsters, but you’ll still be vulnerable. — -- Those tiny new chips embedded in your credit cards promise to make it tougher for thieves to steal your data. But before ...

Despite being around since the 1990’s, consumers and merchants didn’t really have to deal with EMV cards until 2015. Short for Europay, MasterCard, and Visa, EMV technology uses a chip that’s embedded ...

Businesses should be EMV compliant to avoid being held responsible for credit card fraud. EMV compliance requires businesses to use EMV card readers to process credit card transactions. Your business ...

Unattended gas pumps would seem to be the perfect use case for EMV's anti-counterfeiting security, but many gas station owners are putting off their upgrades for as long as possible due to hardships ...

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 ...

Some card details on this page may be out of date. You may have noticed that most card readers at your local grocery or retail store ask you to insert -- instead of swipe -- a credit card now. Many ...