A chip and PIN card is a credit card that includes microchip technology and a personal identification number (PIN) to securely verify a cardholder during a transaction. The embedded microchip is ...

The chip and PIN credit card revolution is well under way in the United States, and the change is leaving many consumers wondering, "What's the big deal?" The truth is, this new chip and PIN ...

Starting next year, Target will issue its branded credit and debit cards as Mastercard chip-and-pin cards, the company said Tuesday. The retailer's portfolio of cards include a Target-branded debit ...

The fraud-busting chip and PIN card technology is fast becoming the established method of card payment in the shops of Northampton, home to the UK's first trials of the system. The town was chosen to ...

One thing worth noting is that Chip cards do not always require a PIN. There are "Chip and Signature" cards and "Chip and PIN" cards. Virtually all chip cards outside the US are the Chip and PIN ...

Although it's hoped the introduction of chip and PIN credit and bank cards will cut fraud and associated crime, the scammers are making a few bob while they can from the raft of new plastic being sent ...