US gets chance to catch up on credit card security
The next time you swipe your credit card at check-out, consider this: It's a ritual the rest of the world deems outdated and unsafe.
Other
Sep 9, 2011
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News tagged with debit card
Cambridge researchers show Chip and PIN system vulnerable to fraud
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory have uncovered flaws in the Chip and PIN system that allow criminals to use stolen credit and debit cards without knowing the correct PIN.
Computer Sciences
Feb 11, 2010
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Prosecutors say man stole 130M credit card numbers
(AP) -- Federal prosecutors on Monday charged a Miami man with the largest case of credit and debit card data theft ever in the United States, accusing the one-time government informant of swiping 130 million accounts on ...
Internet
Aug 17, 2009
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Replacing rice-bag delivery with digital card vouchers helps Indonesia's poor get more food
For many years, the Indonesian government's food aid program sent bags of rice to villages, where local leaders were supposed to distribute them to poor residents every month. But starting about five years ago, Indonesia ...
Economics & Business
Mar 2, 2023
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Australia is investigating a digital currency, or e-dollar, but its benefits seem slight and the risks to privacy large
We are used to thinking of money as notes and coins, the kind most of us hold in our wallets. But most money—in Australia it's 96.3%—is digital, held by financial institutions and moved around via bank transfers, debit ...
Economics & Business
May 5, 2022
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Stimulus payments increased spending among low-income populations in the US
The coronavirus pandemic disrupted the U.S. economy, yet the dynamics of micro-level consumer spending among low-income populations are not well understood. A study published in PLoS ONE by Song Gao at University of Wisconsin, ...
Economics & Business
Sep 8, 2021
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New app helps users reduce student debt
A recent college graduate has come up with a new way to help himself and others carrying student debt to reduce their loans faster.
Economics & Business
Nov 27, 2019
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When cash is your enemy
Researchers have known for years that parting from cash can be a psychologically painful experience for many people—much more so than spending money with a credit or debit card. The emotional discomfort is significant enough ...
Economics & Business
Apr 1, 2019
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Philadelphia says no to totally cashless future
With an increasing number of US businesses no longer accepting cash, Philadelphia—the City of Brotherly Love—is taking a stand to protect the so-called "unbanked" and will force merchants to accept greenbacks.
Business
Mar 9, 2019
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Three Ukrainians arrested for hacking over 100 US companies
Three Ukrainians have been arrested for hacking more than 100 US companies and stealing millions of credit and debit card numbers, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
Security
Aug 1, 2018
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