It seems that on a daily basis, another company announces that they have fell victim to identity theft, security breaches or a massive compromise of data. Today, we can add Adobe to the list. The...
Continue readingIt seems that lending and credit giant JPMorgan just cannot catch a break when it comes to federal scrutiny of its business practices. Last week, the lender was served with separate notices from...
Continue readingAs the housing market continues to recover and interest rates increase slowly but surely, more and more banks have considered what this means for their bottom line. In the wake of the recession,...
Continue readingIf the classic metric of increased credit card spending equates a stronger economy, then some good news is upon us: credit card debt has increased for the first time since 2008. The credit card...
Continue readingAs the elements of the recession continue to wane, more Americans still feel uneasy about chronic credit card use – and it shows in the ever-decreased amount of total credit card debt that they...
Continue readingThe world of 3D printing appears ready to deliver unto us yet another worrisome development. Recently discovered on several ATMs in Sydney, Australia were credit card skimmers produced using 3D...
Continue readingThe traditional credit card may soon be on its way out, if one Pennsylvania manufacturing firm has its way. Introduced recently, the Dynamics ePlate credit card is an intuitive solution to an...
Continue readingIt looks like taxi passengers will have to wait at least another month in order to be assured that credit cards will be accepted in all taxi cabs throughout the District of Columbia. A long-term...
Continue readingIt seems that on a monthly basis now, a new (and often the largest) multi-national credit card ring is brought to its knees. This week, however, the latest one to be discovered blows the others out...
Continue readingIn a fairly unprovoked and rather unexpected statement, a senior executive for PayPal announced last week that their forecast shows that the use of traditional, plastic credit cards will likely be...
Continue readingThis Monday, two different credit card reports were released that both show strong signs that a recovering US economy continues to gain momentum. Despite how some individuals may feel about the...
Continue readingOne of the biggest industry investment research firms, Morningstar, has come forward to announce that thousands of its customers' personal records – including credit cards – were hijacked during...
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