Credit Cards
Why Your Credit Card Company Wants to Replace Magnetic Strips With Microchips
Magnetic strip credit cards will soon be extinct in the U.S. Here's the technology that will replace them and what you need to know about it.
Tips for Keeping Your Travels Identity Theft Free
Business trips are stressful enough without a side of identity fraud.
The Crazy Things Your Future Credit Cards Will Do (Infographic)
Tomorrow's credit cards will be replete with high-tech security features like fingerprint unlock, voice control and invisibility, according to this infographic by Richard Branson's Virgin Money.
Online Debit, Credit Fraud Will Soon Get Much Worse. Here's Why.
Adoption of better safeguards in the physical world will drive criminals to electronic theft, argues payments validation entrepreneur.
Where Business Travelers Expense the Most Meals (Infographic)
Bet you can't guess where workers are swiping their fancy corporate credit cards the most.
Wal-Mart Takes $5 Billion Swipe at Visa Over Processing Fees
The retailer sued the credit-card giant this week, claiming Visa's swipe fees are unfairly high. Separately, the retail industry has taken a hit in the fight over capping debit-card swipe fees.
QuickBooks Adds New Features to Speed Up Payment Processing
Intuit announced new QuickBooks features that aim to accelerate and simplify paperless payments.
Preventing Another Target Attack
For retailers that don't want to be the next Target or Neiman Marcus, here are three tips they can do to protect themselves.
Better Late Than Never? Target Accelerating Program to Detect Credit-Card Fraud.
Target's chief financial officer said the retailer is fast-tracking chip-enabled smart cards, which could have been useful in preventing against the company's recent data breach.
37 South Korean Bank Execs Offer to Resign Over Breach. Should Target Execs Follow Suit?
When news broke regarding a massive theft of customer information, dozens of top executives at South Korean financial companies tendered their resignations.
Target, Neiman Marcus Credit Card Hacks Could Be More Widespread, Experts Say
Agencies warn that malicious software that targets POS units has 'potentially infected a large number' of retailers.
Target Says Up to 70 Million Customers Affected By Hacking
The fallout from Target's Black Friday hacking incident continues with the company saying 70 million people were affected by the data breach -- a much larger figure than the 40 million initially reported.
Retailers Not Giving Up the Battle Over Credit-Card Swipe Fees
The National Retail Federation appeals $5.7 billion Visa, MasterCard settlement that was approved in December.
The Worst Mistake for Small Businesses to Continue in 2014
What is the one sure thing to turn away modern customers?
Target Hit by a Sophisticated Hack Job
The retail company was targeted by hackers who may have tampered with the machines customers use to swipe their cards.