This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. An early 1960s innovation largely credited to IBM, the ...

Mastercard announced that all of its debit and credit cards will lose the iconic magnetic stripe starting in 2024. Various advancements in payment technology have made the magnetic stripe unnecessary.

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 ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SmartMetric, Inc. (OTCQB: SMME): Mastercard has announced that by 2024 card issuers will no longer be required to use magnetic stripes on their credit and debit cards.

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 ...

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 ...

If you have a credit card issued by Mastercard, you will get a replacement card in the next few years. The company says it is removing the magnetic stripe on the back of cards containing payment ...

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.

is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. Mastercard is phasing out the use of magnetic stripes on its ...

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 ...

Apple Card will start to change by 2027. Mastercard announced it’s “swiping left” on magnetic stripes after decades of supporting this technology. “The shift away from the magnetic stripe points to ...