Two weeks ago, ZDNet reported on the results of a very interesting experiment that analyzed how banks implemented EMV (chip) cards on their networks. In the experiment, researchers from Cyber R&D Lab ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Katie Miller is a consumer financial services expert. She worked for almost two decades as ...

On Friday, President Obama signed an executive order to speed the adoption of EMV-standard cards in the US. The transition to EMV—an acronym eponymous of Europay, MasterCard, and Visa, the companies ...

Large banks and card issuers are ready for the U.S. shift to chip-and-PIN technology, according to a report issued Wednesday. But the drop in fraud that is expected to result is unlikely to come any ...

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 ...

EMV has been implemented around the globe, but the US is lagging behind. Fear of high costs, uncertainty about chip specifications and cardholder verification methods, and intimidating regulatory ...

In a little less than six months, the US will migrate to the global EMV standard for accepting chip cards. Short for Europay, MasterCard and Visa, EMV is a secure payment standard that reduces fraud ...

Today is the deadline for US retailers to switch over to a payment technology called EMV. That means you’ll have to start verifying your credit card with a chip, as well as a swipe. We talked to ...

Complete EMV card reader guide covering technology, benefits, compliance requirements, and ROI. Discover why chip-enabled terminals are essential for modern payment processing.