A weekly summary of the top credit card stories that appeared in major publications across the country. Is a Store Credit Card Right for Your Wallet? For many consumers, a trip to the mall is fun, ...

(NEW YORK) — When it comes to stealing credit card information, it’s unfortunately as easy as swiping your card in any skimming device. Credit card fraud is now a $16 billion a year problem in the ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Toby Walters is a financial writer, investor, and lifelong learner. He has a passion for ...

Prolonged exposure to magnets can affect the functionality of your credit card. Cards with magnetic strips can also become demagnetized due to dirt, scratches and other damage. EMV chip technology has ...

Thieves are still able to steal information from cards' magnetic strips. — -- When it comes to stealing credit card information, it's unfortunately as easy as swiping your card in any skimming ...

The credit card transition from "strip to chip" has Rochester retailers gearing up to accept the new, more secure credit cards. The U.S. credit card industry is following the rest of the world by ...

Mastercard has announced it will be phasing out the magnetic stripe on its payment cards in "most markets" from 2024 as reliance on chip-based and contactless payments continues to grow. The company ...

One of the reasons it was so easy for thieves to steal all those credit card numbers from Target recently is right on the back of the cards we carry. The magnetic strip technology we’re currently ...

Mastercard plans to phase out magnetic strips on credit and debit cards by 2033 due to the rise of other payment technologies, something that could change the appearance of the physical Apple Card.

Four decades after its creation, the credit card magnetic stripe has revolutionized the way we make purchases and share personal information. New technology, however, is threatening to send the ...