It's the credit card holder's nightmare ... The sensitive card data itself is stored on a server with much higher security. The token is basically a link to that data. A hacker who steals a ...

According to a report released this year by Security.org ... to recognize the card holder's fingerprint and in turn activates the card. The SmartMetric biometric credit card is the only advanced ...

This allows the card holder's fingerprint to be used as the ultimate security key to unlock the credit card as it is inserted into a credit card reader or ATM. Taking credit card security beyond ...

When a credit card holder uses an encrypted card to make a ... That provides some additional security because thieves who have obtained the card number but not the physical card will be unable ...

Chalongrat Chuvaree / Getty Images Skimming is a method used by identity thieves to capture payment and personal information from a credit card holder ... user to enter a security code.