EMV - which stands for Europay, MasterCard and Visa  - is a global standard for cards equipped with computer chips and the technology used to authenticate chip-card transactions. In the...

Never Ever Give a Copy of Your Credit Card Recently I was told that a doctor’s office asked for a credit card to copy and “keep on file”. OH NO!!...

Credit Card Skimmers Credit card skimming can happen almost anywhere. The one we hear about most is at the gas pump. A device is attached over top of the credit...

Chip Card vs Swipe Card - Credit Card Security Does it matter if a store doesn’t have a machine that accepts chip cards?  YES, YES, YES!!! A chip card protects...