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 ...

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 ...

Is the dark, broad magnetic strip on the back of the credit cards that you–or your customers–swipe during purchases going the way of the eight-track tape player and dial-up modem? That appears to be ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — This issue with skimmers isn't new and it isn't going away. As long as there are card swipes of any kind, there will be skimmers. Here's why, skimmers read a card's magnetic strip, ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - In South Carolina, skimmers have been found at gas station pumps, ATM’s, retail and grocery stores. Skimmers are devices that criminals attach to point of sales or card readers ...

The MetroCard — a blue-and-yellow pass that for more than three decades let riders into New York’s vast subway network with a ...