Article Archive for May 2010
Smart Credit Cards 101: Chip-and-PIN FAQs
In Europe, they’ve transitioned away from signature-based credit card authorizations and are instead using credit cards with built-in chips that require a PIN for most transactions. The system is called EMV, named for the three …
Trends in Oversharing: Social Payments and Swipely
Oh boy. What follows is a rant from a non-believer. So, take it with a grain of salt.
There’s this hot new trend on the horizon that folks like The Wall Street Journal are calling “social …
Five Things That Are (Nearly) Impossible Without Credit Cards
If “Things You’d Find in a Wallet” were a survey question on Family Feud, chances are that “credit card” would be right up there just below “driver’s license” and cash. It says something that credit …