Ever find your palms sweating as you enter your payment info into a merchant site you’ve never used before? It’s a natural response; few financial details are more important than your payment methods ...

With billions of credit card transactions processed daily, there is opportunity for fraudulent activity, or perceived fraudulent activity, to slip in. And it does: Each year, hundreds of millions of ...

Credit card fraud isn’t always a one-time occurrence — sometimes, an instance of fraud is part of a repeated fraud pattern. As credit card fraud continues to rise, cardholders are an important line of ...

Credit card fraud has been on the rise in recent years. The Federal Trade Commission’s most recent database indicates that 416,582 cases of credit card fraud were reported in 2024, making it one of ...

Bob Haegele is a freelance writer specializing in topics such as insurance, investing, and credit cards. His work has appeared on Business Insider, CreditCards.com, and other nationally recognized ...

Kimberly Shearer is a credit cards enthusiast, family travel blogger and mom of three boys who lives in the Philadelphia area. She is an extreme couponer turned points and miles enthusiast who loves ...

Fifty-nine suspected scammers have been arrested as part of a major international crackdown against credit card fraud. The month-long operation took place in October and saw 19 countries involved in ...