Discover how credit card validation codes work and protect against fraud. Learn about their placement, security role, and examples to secure online transactions.

Credit card security codes are three-digit codes on the back of your card (four-digits on the front if you have an American Express card) used to verify that have the physical card. You typically ...

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 03:30:20 GMT — New Yorkers who buy lottery subscriptions with MasterCards may no longer have to pay extra fees. MasterCard and the state lottery said Monday that MasterCard has ...

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Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images Gun control advocates are cheering a new change in the credit card industry that they say could help prevent gun violence. This week, credit card companies ...

Time and time again, we as members of Congress grapple with the unanswered question of mass shootings: How do we save lives? One answer is simple. Let’s require merchant codes that show when a gun is ...

A new "merchant code" for credit cards will categorize purchases made at gun stores. But there are limitations on its usefulness — including... Gun control advocates are cheering a new change in the ...