Rochester Institute of Technology

PNC Card Information: Chip and PIN

A chip and PIN card is a credit card that includes microchip technology and a personal identification number (PIN) to securely verify a cardholder during a transaction. The embedded microchip is ...
Houston Chronicle

Chip and PIN Credit Cards Are Better Than Signature Only Cards -- Here's Why

The chip and PIN credit card revolution is well under way in the United States, and the change is leaving many consumers wondering, "What's the big deal?" The truth is, this new chip and PIN ...
KSDK

Target to reissue cards as Mastercard chip-and-pin

Starting next year, Target will issue its branded credit and debit cards as Mastercard chip-and-pin cards, the company said Tuesday. The retailer's portfolio of cards include a Target-branded debit ...
Ars Technica

Stung by data breach, Target speeds switch to chip-and-PIN card readers

One thing worth noting is that Chip cards do not always require a PIN. There are "Chip and Signature" cards and "Chip and PIN" cards. Virtually all chip cards outside the US are the Chip and PIN ...
Ars Technica

Today, all stores in the US should accept chip-and-PIN cards. Yeah, right.

[url=http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=29857435#p29857435:ptsvahcc said: UncleB[/url]" tsvahcc]As an American living in England, not having a chip and pin ...