Card skimmer detection gets a hardware-free upgrade: Verifone has patented a system using a terminal's built-in radio to detect deep-insert skimmers in real time. The patent arrives as organized crime ...

A customer can swipe a card at what appears to be an ordinary checkout terminal and unknowingly give criminals the information they need to steal ... Read More ...

A controversial Visa program to offer low prices on smart card terminals in Europe has some manufacturers worried that their industry will face more price competition and, eventually, consolidation.

A study conducted by Dun & Bradstreet found that people spend 12% - 18% more when using credit cards instead of cash. (Nerdwallet) Credit cards have a lengthy history – dating back to the first being ...

Point of sale companies were pressured to diversify even before Apple's decision to allow iPhones to accept payments from contactless cards. But Ingenico's Peter Stewart contends the move will draw ...

When it comes to securing our online bank accounts, security experts tell us to use strong passwords, not recycle old passcodes, and to add multi-factor authentication to our accounts. But having good ...

While retailers battle breaches that have resulted in tens of millions of credit card numbers stolen, word comes from the RSA Conference in San Francisco that a major vendor of payment terminals has ...