A merchant terminal that reads and writes a credit or debit card that contains a microcontroller chip. To make a payment, the card is inserted into the reader and removed when the transaction is ...

With a chip card, you insert your card into the card reader without swiping. And while chip cards are safer than magnetic ...

US consumers have been fumbling with chip cards for a year now. Credit: Getty Images It's been a long year. At least, it feels that way if you spent it waiting to pay for things with your chip card.

With the arrival of chip-and-PIN technology and electronic card readers that can confirm a card’s status instantly, there isn’t as much need for cardholder signatures to authorize a purchase.

Only the lower part of the card, where the chip itself is located, is actually covered. There are no controls or indicators of any sort on the front of the reader. At first glance, you might even ...

Korean secure access specialist Synic Solution launched an innovative, cost-effective, new generation card reader chip using a Cortus APS23 32-bit processor core.