Tested on Mac OSX with the SCM SCR3500 Smart Card Reader. This library should work with most PC/SC readers - I'll update this page when I get to test others. If you know of any other devices that work ...

Who has not at some point in their lives experienced the horror of a pin on a DIP package breaking off? It’s generally game over, but what if you don’t have another chip handy to substitute?

One of many ways that Americans are ridiculed by the rest of the world is that they don’t have chip and PIN on their credit cards yet; US credit card companies have been slow to bring this ...

Electronic circuitry in an automated tester (ATE system) that connects to the device under test. Pin electronics can deliver signals, power, or precise voltages and currents, and can measure the pin's ...

With chip and PIN there is no need to handle your customer's payment card. Your customer simply puts the card in, keys in the PIN, removes the card and it's done!

While both have come embedded with Europay, MasterCard, and Visa (EMV) microchips, U.S. retailers require a signature upon purchase while retailers outside the states require a PIN, or personal ...

One reason it can be so hard to find the best travel credit card is because one of the most common types of credit cards used overseas is not found many places in the U.S. — chip-and-PIN cards are ...

A Chip+PIN credit card provides you enhanced security for all your domestic and international transactions, in line with the best global practices on security of transactions. The Chip+PIN credit card ...

The chip. From a bag of frozen crinkle cut to a paper-wrapped package from the local chippy, to a plate of them covered in truffle or Parmesan at a restaurant, whatever the shape or colour or ...

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