A credit card or ID card that contains a chip. When the card is inserted into a reader (contact) or held close to the reader (contactless), data are transferred to a central computer. Also called a ...

Smart cards want to replace your wallet full of debit and credit cards with one dynamic smart card. Here's what you need to know. Sharon Profis Former Vice President of Content, CNET Studios As vice ...

Troy Segal is an editor and writer. She has 20+ years of experience covering personal finance, wealth management, and business news. A dual interface chip card is a credit or debit card with a single ...

Millions of credit cards have been converted to so-called “smart cards” -- credit cards embedded with computer chips -- over the past year in an effort to cut down on fraud. But it turns out that ...

Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech. She enjoys coffee, cats and science fiction TV. Just as chip-and-pin has become the latest in credit card technology, smart cards — plastic cards with ...