Starting Wednesday, BART riders have a new option to pay for their fare. The “Tap and Ride” system allows commuters to pay with contactless credit or debit cards or mobile payment apps like Apple Pay ...

There are 408 million credit cards, embedded with the chip, in circulation. That means about 80 percent of Americans have the new chip card in their wallets.

I hope it's a reminder to pay attention. Read your credit card statements and act quickly if you find charges you don't ...

While transactions made with the chip-enabled cards are more secure than those made with an old-fashioned swipe, a survey from the mobile payments firm Square has found that 91 percent of debit ...