First Data is releasing a tablet device that will accept most payment types, including checks, EMV and magnetic stripe credit cards, and mobile payments from systems such as Apple Pay and Android Pay.

To get you prepared for the transition to EMV, here are eight essential questions to ask: 1. What are EMV cards anyway and what makes them safer? EMV (short for Europay, MasterCard, Visa) cards are ...

CardFlight has released a new reader for its SwipeSimple mobile point of sale offering to accept EMV-chip cards. EMV-chip cards add security against counterfeiting fraud. The new readers also feature ...

Businesses should be EMV compliant to avoid being held responsible for credit card fraud. EMV compliance requires businesses to use EMV card readers to process credit card transactions. Your business ...

The PayPal Here card reader, PayPal’s hardware device that lets merchants accept credit and debit card payments through a dongle attached to their iOS or Android device, is being updated with support ...

Square Inc. may have more incentive than other acquirers in urging merchant clients to accept EMV-chip cards, but its pricing strategy could deter some from adopting the secure technology. Square has ...

Shopify Inc. is often thought of as a platform for smaller e-commerce merchants, but it offers processing services for some 65,000 physical-world sellers, as well, and on Thursday it unveiled a new ...

Discover how EMV technology secures transactions, its benefits over traditional systems, and its limitations in online ...

Some card details on this page may be out of date. You may have noticed that most card readers at your local grocery or retail store ask you to insert -- instead of swipe -- a credit card now. Many ...

Credit card technology is about to change beginning in October 2015, and small businesses that accept credit card payments need to take steps now or risk expensive consequences. In the upcoming switch ...