SANFORD, Fla. – It’s called “Skim Scan” – an electronic reader that detects a “skimmer” at the gas pump. The thin flat end is inserted into the credit card reader and the computer on the other end of ...

Using a biometric scanner on your credit card makes your transactions more secure, but it might not solve any real issues. Evan Zimmer has been writing about finance for years. After graduating with a ...

As the story goes, Frank McNamara used the first "modern" credit card in 1950 after forgetting his wallet one too many times. Instead, he decided to pay for his meals with a small cardboard card -- ...