In most of the world, buying goods with a credit card equipped with a chip is a mindless, routine task. Americans, having arrived late to chips after decades of swiping magnetic stripe cards, are ...

One year ago this month, EMV technology arrived in the U.S. credit card market — kicking and screaming, some critics may add. Just like a newborn baby, these new “chip cards” have upset our habits, ...

When Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. demonstrated their streamlined EMV technology at some West Coast groceries last week, the payments industry focused on the potential for speedier checkouts and ...

This guide will help you understand credit card chip technology, how it works, and why it’s important for keeping your ...

When the major card brands introduced a software upgrade to speed up EMV chip card transactions seven months ago, their hope was to help merchants concerned about long lines and show payments at the ...

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