Be Aware of Credit Card Skimmers

How to Spot and Avoid Credit Card Skimmers

Criminals can easily capture your credit and debit card information with small devices called skimmers. Don't fall victim to these insidious attacks!

How to keep your credit card safe when traveling abroad

These are the countries where you’re most likely to experience credit-card fraud.

6 Common Credit Card Questions You Haven’t Asked

In theory, managing a credit card is simple: don’t go over your limit, pay your bill on time and don’t try to juggle too many cards at once. Pretty straightforward, right? But in reality, there are a sea of credit nuances most people don’t bother with - and they should. The little details governing the credit game can lead to huge consequences if ignored, and gaining a better understanding of the rules is the best way to get ahead. So what questions should…

How to Deal With Dirty Money and Hidden Credit Card Germs (Video)

Avoid bringing bacteria home with your holiday gifts

How Credit Card Companies Use Big Data to Improve Industries

Credit card companies are among the most data-savvy organizations in the world and they are applying big data analytics unlike any other company.

Why Your Credit Card Now Has a Chip (& Why You Should Care)

The change aims to reduce credit card fraud. Will it work?

How to Prevent Credit Card Skimming

Skimming is just one way scammers can steal your identity. Learn more about it, including how to avoid becoming a victim.

Why you should have an international credit card

You can use it almost anywhere in the world, and it doesn’t charge foreign transaction fees.

How You May Be Getting Shortchanged on Your Credit Card Rewards

Transactions made through third parties like PayPal and Groupon may not be earning credit card reward points.

A look at credit card skimmers and how to prevent fraud

Fuel theft using fraudulent credit cards has become widespread with the development of skimmers that steal account information at gas station pumps.

Tips for Spotting Credit Card Skimmers

You have probably heard of credit card skimmers, the diabolical little devices that criminals attach to ATMs and other credit card scanners for the purpose

Tips to avoid card skimmers at gas stations

By J.R. TIDWELL / Editor Skimmers on card readers at gas station pumps seem to be becoming more commonplace. According to the Federal Trade Commission, “skimmers are illegal card readers attached to payment terminals. These card readers grab data off a credit or debit card’s magnetic stripe without your knowledge. Criminals sell the stolen data …

Credit card skimmers explained: How they work and how to avoid them

A card skimmer is a device designed to steal information stored on payment cards when consumers perform transactions at ATMs, gas pumps and other payment terminals. More recently, the use of the term has been extended to include malicious software or code that achieves the same goal on e-commerce websites.

What Not to Do With Credit Card Points

There is a lot to love about credit card rewards. Cardholders earn points, miles, and cash back that that can be used for award travel or other valuable benefits. And other than annual fees, these rewards can be earned without any cost when cardholders avoid interest by paying their balances in...

How not to open a new credit card

Taking out a new cash-back credit card with Capital One should've been easy -- instead, it turned into a huge pain

How to Invest in the Credit Card Boom

Stronger consumer spending means big profits, especially for these two companies.

How to Avoid Credit Card Transaction Fees

If you’re like me, you use your rewards credit card for almost every purchase to earn points or cash back, and you might not really thinking about it. But not every transaction is worth flashing the plastic, as some vendors might charge transaction fees which negate your rewards, or worse, end up costing you more than just using a check, cash, or a debit card.

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