First, we said goodbye to the floppy disk drive. Then, the Sony Walkman was unceremoniously buried. Now, it's time to prepare a eulogy to a gadget that's been an even bigger part of the American ...

Chip Cards vs. Magnetic Stripes: Is One More Likely to Fall for Scams? Think back to the last time you paid for something at a store. Did you swipe your card, or did you dip it into the terminal? The ...

The practice of swiping could soon be limited to thieves and online daters as Mastercard Inc. prepares a phaseout of the magnetic stripes that enable people to swipe their credit and debit cards.

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.

Eventually, one day, your fancy physical titanium Apple Card will no longer have a magnetic stripe. If you’re familiar with the headache of putting it through the wrong way the first time since the ...

Electronic benefits transfer cards have replaced food stamps across the country, but most state manifestations of the federal Women, Infants and Children nutrition program have remained stubbornly ...

The history of credit and debit cards is a fascinating narrative of innovation and progress. This account explores the key technologies behind their functionality, focusing on the magnetic stripe, ...

More and more payments-industry players are concerned that card-fraud rates may begin to rise sharply next year in the United States, one of the only remaining industrialized nations relying solely on ...

Chip cards are less vulnerable to skimming than magnetic stripe cards, but they aren’t completely safe. Crooks can still capture your card information from a chip card using a technique called ...

Mastercard last week announced that its cards will no longer be issued with the magnetic stripe by 2029, which will presumably include Apple Card. The magnetic stripe was an early 1960s technology ...