The risk of swiping your credit card still remains high. Stay vigilant in protecting your information if you use your card at ...

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Once a credit card swipe crosses the $5,000 mark, the transaction stops being routine and starts triggering a series of behind-the-scenes checks, score calculations, and banking rules that most people ...

If shopping for the holidays seems more expensive this year, blame credit card "swipe fees." This is what credit card companies charge stores when you use credit cards — and you can bet that fee gets ...

AVonGauss [/url]":32i6hzel]EMV (or chip) isn't really all that more secure than the "swipe and sign", it just adjusts how the fraud is perpetrated. With many terminals maintaining a constant ...

Some relief for merchants is coming. After years of litigation and negotiating, in November 2025 Visa and Mastercard agreed ...

Visa and Mastercard say they've reached a deal to resolve a long-running battle with businesses over "swipe fees." But retailers and restaurants say it doesn't go far enough. Visa and Mastercard say ...

With Target saying its data breach is much worse, here's what to watch for. Jan. 11, 2014— -- intro: Would you give a thief direct access to your checking account? No? Unfortunately, you may be ...

Credit card fraud has become a constant and pervasive threat, and debit cards aren't immune to being stolen either. The Federal Trade Commission reported 66,090 instances of credit card fraud in 2020.