Business Wire

SmartMetric Welcomes the Death of the Magnetic Stripe on Credit and Debit Cards as Chip Based Cards Combined With Biometrics Take Hold

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SmartMetric, Inc. (OTCQB: SMME): Mastercard has announced that by 2024 card issuers will no longer be required to use magnetic stripes on their credit and debit cards.
Bankrate on MSN

Can chip cards be skimmed?

Chip cards are less vulnerable to skimming than magnetic stripe cards, but they aren’t completely safe. Crooks can still ...
American Banker

Examining the Cost and Security Concerns Around EMV-Chip Cards

EMV smart cards have more security baked into them than the magnetic-stripe cards most U.S. bank customers use today — but that factor alone can't convince everyone to switch. Ian Hermon, product ...
CNET

What Are EMV Chips and Do They Make Credit Cards More Secure?

Chip technology makes credit card theft more difficult. EMV chips create a unique key each time you use your card. Cynthia Paez Bowman is a finance, real estate and international business journalist.
Ars Technica

Magnetic stripe cards were insecure but fast—Visa says chip cards can compete

[url=http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=31037721#p31037721:161269ef said: UserIDAlreadyInUse[/url]":161269ef]American readers, apologies if this seems to be ...