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 ...

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

With a chip card, you insert your card into the card reader without swiping. And while chip cards are safer than magnetic stripe cards, they are still at risk for fraud through a technique called ...

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.