Meanings of chip cards in English

For stores that have not, the chip cards can still be swiped the old-fashioned way.

MasterCard reported this week that 40 percent of all U.S.-branded consumer credit cards are chip cards.

That is because the earliest adopters of chip cards are frequent international travelers, according to Schulz.

There are two loopholes that kept criminals from being hit even harder by the chip cards.

The new Square device launching today costs $59 and works with contactless payment and chip cards.

Athletes in the new ad are seen paying for items using chip cards and other Visa products en route to the games.

The chip cards are all secured with the beneficiary's fingerprint to combat fraud, and the organization is also experimenting with emerging technology like iris scanning.

Chip cards, particularly those requiring a PIN, are much safer from fraud, says Erik Larson, president of NextAdvisor.com, which compares cards and services.