Beginning July 1, 2025, Vietnam’s banking sector will implement three critical changes: mandatory biometric identification ...

A magnetic stripe card is a security device with data embedded in it that identifies the user. ... employee ID cards, hotel room "keys," gift cards, and public transit cards.

Many of you may have noticed that your credit card has had a bit of a makeover recently. That’s because the United States is finally getting chip cards for increased credit card security. The smart ...

Many of you may have noticed that your credit card has had a bit of a makeover recently. That’s because the United States is finally getting chip cards for increased credit card security. The smart ...

One of the problems with traditional magnetic storage has always been that, because it’s written with magnetic fields, it can be wiped by those fields too. That makes for a pretty unstable ...

Many of you may have noticed that your credit card has had a bit of a makeover recently. That’s because the United States is finally getting chip cards for increased credit card security. The smart ...

I remember a card-based audio recorder from the 70s. The cart was wider than a typical index card and had a single magnetic stripe on bottom. You’d feed the card at one side, then record audio ...

The UK moved to chip-and-pin for all card payments in 2006, but in the US, some magnetic strip systems are still in use. Mastercard says chip-and-pin and new biometric cards, external that use ...

Forget magnetic strips. You can now pay for your groceries with a wave of your hand. Over the past few months, major issuers such as Chase and American Express have been introducing new ...

Mastercard is phasing out magnetic strips on credit and debit cards and replacing them with chip-and-pin and biometrics. The strips will be completely gone by 2033, but strip-less cards will be ...

ID cards use magnetic strips and RFID chip technology that can be deactivated when coming in contact with or near some credit cards, security badges, passports, and key fobs. Please do not bend, break ...

Thieves responsible for Target's massive data breach may have stolen information stored on magnetic strips on credit cards. Canada, the U.K. and other countries have been using more secure cards ...