Credit Card Technology

A clever innovation could eventually see you needing nothing more than two fingers to carry out a credit card transaction.... Continue reading

Merchants and credit card companies are eager to learn as much about you as they can.... Continue reading

A number of credit card technologies are moving fast. But the ones that looks set to move most quickly in 2013 are those enabling mobile payments.... Continue reading

In the words of the Federal Trade Commission, "Generally, credit cards provide the strongest level of statutory protection" against fraud and theft. But new threats are emerging.

Will mobile technology become so useful that you'll forget about carrying a wallet?  ... Continue reading

New research suggests MasterCard and Visa are way behind in the race to develop and introduce mobile wallets. Can we expect to see giant strides in the coming months?... Continue reading

Just as we got our heads around one payment innovation, it looks set to be leapfrogged by another.... Continue reading

A new generation of U.S. plastic that comes with on-board microprocessor chips are compatible with most foreign payment systems. But they're still far from the solution we'd hoped for.

The cashless society is like the paperless office: something that experts have been predicting for ages, but that seems little closer to reality now than it ever has been. But... Continue reading

Time was when "credit cards, road maps and chips" would have been items on a list of things to pack for a long drive. Now it describes plans to introduce... Continue reading