Biometric locks like face recognition are easy to set up—but thanks to a legal loophole, they're easier for law enforcement to bypass than a passcode.

The bipartisan Credit Card Competition Act, reintroduced earlier this month, is supported by the restaurant industry but opposed by credit unions. The Credit Card Competition Act — first introduced in ...

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has reintroduced the Credit Card Competition Act. The act looks to create a more competitive climate for credit card networks, and cut down on the supermajority companies Visa ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. The North Carolina legislature is preparing to address the state’s most pressing needs ...

Senators Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) and Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) reintroduced the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA) on Tuesday after President Trump endorsed it earlier that day. The legislation aims ...

The MetroCard, New York City’s finicky transit fare payment system, died on Thursday after years on life support. It was 34. The MetroCard’s parent, the MTA, spent eight years slowly killing it, with ...

There were few tears at a funeral for the MetroCard, which included chants of “swipe, swipe” and an urn. By Amanda Holpuch To anyone who happened upon a funeral in Washington Square Park in Manhattan ...

Most buildings on Brown's campus have traditionally been open and have not required swipe card during daytime hours, but the university plans to do "large-scale systematic security review of the ...

Hollywood Park police are urging residents to check their bank accounts for fraud after authorities discovered three credit card skimming devices at a local gas station. The Texas Department of ...

The new visa for rich foreigners had Kimmel rethinking the Statue of Liberty’s inscription: “Never mind your poor and tired. Give us a million bucks — you’re in.” By Trish Bendix Welcome to Late Night ...

Fees paid by merchants to accept credit card and debit cards will dampen consumer spending power this holiday shopping season as sellers look for ways to offset the cost, says the Merchants Payment ...

Premium credit card users and small merchants could soon feel the effect of a decades-long battle over swipe fees. A newly proposed settlement between Visa and Mastercard could reshape how much ...