With financial crime on the rise, it's important to know which payment methods you should use and which you should avoid.

Debit cards lack the rewards and protection of credit cards. Learn when using one could cost you more than you think.

Some debit cards also provide security features, such as EMV chips, but generally have fewer protections than credit cards.

As for debit card users, they have significantly higher customer satisfaction with their primary banks when they feel their debit card is "safe and secure to use." On average, bank customer ...

The debit card contract between Money Network and the state of California called for putting security chips on those cards. But did that ever happen?

Earnette Green says she was instructed by someone claiming to be with Vystar to leave the "compromised card" under her mat.

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Along with savings, the debit cards should be more secure than paper checks, the Treasury and banking experts say. In 58,000 cases last year, Social Security checks were forged, Ms. Tillman says.

The card is part of a push by the U.S. Treasury Department to encourage the 10.5 million people who still get a paper Social Security check once a month to switch to electronic payments. The ...