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 ...

That trusty old blue MARTA card you’ve had in your wallet for years? It’s about time to say bye-bye. The blue Breeze Cards, which could be compromised and exposed to fraudulent activity, are being ...

Now that we’ve adopted chip cards in the U.S., magnetic stripe cards are becoming a thing of the past. But does that do away with your risk for credit card skimming? Unfortunately, no — while chip-and ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Does the new chip in your credit card protect you from fraud? There are 408 million credit cards, embedded with the chip, in circulation. That means about 80 percent of Americans ...

Chip-enabled credit cards will now become the standard for consumers and business owners. Banks and credit companies have been sending consumers new cards, which look like their old cards but are ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Visa and MasterCard are renewing a push to speed the adoption of microchips into U.S. credit and debit cards in the wake of recent high-profile data breaches, including this week’s ...

US consumers have been fumbling with chip cards for a year now. Credit: Getty Images It's been a long year. At least, it feels that way if you spent it waiting to pay for things with your chip card.