Discover the history and function of knuckle-busters, manual devices once essential for recording credit card transactions, and how they compare to modern solutions.

While retailers battle breaches that have resulted in tens of millions of credit card numbers stolen, word comes from the RSA Conference in San Francisco that a major vendor of payment terminals has ...

Remember Square? Well, the innovative company launched last December by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has finally opened its doors to the public after a 10 month private pilot. Now anyone can request ...

With PayPal, Apple, Amazon and others all vying to make a buck off processing people’s money, the payments space is more competitive than ever. But Google Wallet inventor Osama Bedier insists his new ...

While retailers battle breaches that have resulted in tens of millions of credit card numbers stolen, word comes from the RSA Conference in San Francisco that a major vendor of payment terminals has ...

Mugging is so yesterday. Thieves are asking themselves why go to all that trouble of snatching someone’s purse or wallet and risking bodily harm when all they need to do is to steal all the juicy data ...

Credit card processing scams come in all forms. They can be a phone call from an alleged merchant service provider saying your card terminal needs updating or an email offering rate reductions.

In this guideline, cash is defined as currency, checks and credit cards unless otherwise specified. The proper handling of cash is a necessary control function. Supervisory personnel must monitor ...

A credit card authorization key is a secure code used to process transactions, confirming purchases and preventing fraud ...

In today’s age of reducing germs and speeding up transactions, many card issuers are turning to contactless credit cards. A contactless credit card doesn’t require the user to swipe or insert their ...

A credit card skimmer device was found attached to the checkout counter payment terminal at a 7-Eleven at Rutgers ...