If you've experienced confusion in the check-out line, you're not alone. As more and more businesses move to credit card chip readers, some consumers are fed up with the inconsistencies. Dip the chip ...

It’s illegal to own a skimming device in North Carolina, but that doesn’t stop criminals from trying to steal your money. Skimming devices can be installed over card readers to record unsuspecting ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser with the state of South ...

According to the FBI, card “skimming” costs financial institutions and consumers more than $1 billion each year. For years, ...

With the holiday season now in full swing, households will be spending more time and money shopping for those special gifts, as well as purchasing ingredients for those sumptuous meals to be served at ...

Starting Oct. 1, a new standard in credit card technologies goes into effect. — -- Chip-enabled credit cards will now become the standard for consumers and business owners. Banks and credit ...

There's a chicken-and-egg problem with the Thursday deadline for consumers and retailers to switch to new chip-enabled credit cards. Because a majority of consumers still haven't received their new ...

The chip and PIN credit card revolution is well under way in the United States, and the change is leaving many consumers wondering, "What's the big deal?" The truth is, this new chip and PIN ...