NYPD Testing 'Skim Reaper' to Fight Credit Card Fraud
The New York Police Department is testing out a device called the “Skim Reaper” in an effort to hinder credit card…
Wendy's Is Investigating a Credit Card Data Attack
Been eating at Wendy’s? You might want to check your credit card statements: The restaurant chain has admitted that…
Contactless Payment Cards are Perhaps Not as Secure as You Hoped
If you’re a fan of discovering new anxieties that you didn’t even know you had, then consumer group Which? has some…
Stratos Card Is Another Smart Payment Card That Wants To Rule Them All
They way we buy things is changing. A lot of the focus lately has revolved around the smartphone with services like…
How to Travel Internationally For The Very First Time
Did you know that only five percent of Americans travel abroad each year? Beat the odds, get a passport and go see the…
Anonymized Credit Card Data Really Isn't Very Anonymous
Credit card companies often strip your details from their records and then share it with third parties, claiming that…
Beware Crooks Stealing Your Card Details at Car Washes
There's a new trend sweeping the credit card fraud business, and it takes the concept of money laundering quite…
Hacked Twitter Accounts Can Be More Valuable Than Stolen Credit Cards
Hackers operate by the same rules of economics as we all do. Thanks to a high profile breach like Target's, a glut of…
Beware This Simple But Incredibly Effective Point-of-Sale Skimmer
Card skimmers are getting way more common, to the point that they've even started appearing on point-of-sale card…
This Emergency Hook Folds Up and Fits In Your Wallet
We've all been there: arrive in a grubby public rest room, realise there's nowhere to hang anything, and be faced by…
ATM Skimming Is Now Prolific on Payment Terminals and Ticket Machines
ATM skimming has become an art in recent years, with the devices that crooks use becoming ever more sophisticated. But…
Help Site Confirmed Physical Google Wallet Card
After last week's leaked news about Google launching its own physical credit card to sit alongside Wallet, a new help…
Confirmed: Up to 1.5 Million Credit Cards Compromised in Massive Hack
Following rumors over the weekend, Global Payments—a massive international credit-card processor—has confirmed that it…
MythBusters Was Banned from Talking About RFID Chips Because Credit Card Companies Are Little Weenies
RFID chips are super cool because those little buggers can beam things wirelessly. The guys at Mythbusters totally…
Hackers Stealing $3 Million from Subway Means You Should Probably Pay with Cash
If you've eaten at a Subway recently, there's a slight chance that you might've got your credit card information…
Get Paid by American Express When You Use Foursquare
Foursquare and American Express supposedly inked a deal that offers discounts to Amex card holders.
Square iPhone-Based Mobile Payment System Kills Cash Registers and Wallets
Interesting announcement today from Square's office in the the San Francisco Chronicle building, (where news usually…
Banks Are Planning to Cap Debit Card Purchases
The WSJ is reporting that many banks are thinking about creating a limit on how much you can spend on your debit card.…
Newly Sold Verifone Credit Card Swipers Will All Work With Your NFC-Enabled Phone
Verifone, the company that makes credit card swipers, has said they're going to put NFC into all their new models, so…
What Do All the Numbers on Your Credit Card Mean?
I always wondered how credit card companies came up with the digits on my Visa and AmEx. Random chance? Geographical…