MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - EMV cards, also known as “chip” cards for the embedded information chips they contain, have yielded some effectiveness against counterfeit credit card fraud. Unfortunately, ...

According to Visa®, the introduction of the EMV (Europay, MasterCard®, and Visa) chip card in late 2015 resulted in a 76 percent decrease in counterfeit fraud in less than three years. Visa claims ...

Chip cards were supposed to make it harder to commit fraud at the point of sale and at ATMs, but card skimmers haven’t gotten the memo. If you think EMV cards have put a big dent in card skimming, ...

Sequels are never as good as the original. For the second time in ten years I am drawn to yet another media frenzy concerning the apparent premature death of EMV. Really? The story surrounds a ...

ATM fraud losses are increasing globally, and we can expect to see this trend continue as the U.S. ramps up its migration to EMV at the point of sale. See Also: Thwarting Cyberthreats in the Power ...

Criminals have come up with a new way to steal your payment information when you use a chip credit card, also known as an EMV credit card. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning that scammers are ...

Q: I have always heard about card skimming, but recently I became aware of card shimming. I have a chip on my card and I thought those were foolproof. Should I be worried? Card skimming involves a ...

Credit- and debit-card skimmers are a perennial modern-day security problem. Thieves secretly attach them to ATMs, gas pumps, cash registers and other places people swipe their credit and debit cards.