The “Big Five” Canadian banks offer credit cards and include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Did you know that there are many other options?
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The "Big Five" Canadian banks offer credit cards and include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Did you know that there are many other options?
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MasterCard Introduces Thumbprint Credit Card Technology
– ratesupermarket.ca
In the ongoing efforts to thwart credit card fraud, those rectangular pieces of plastic we all carry in our wallets are about to take a futuristic leap in security measures: MasterCard recently unveiled the world’s first bio-metric credit card, which uses the cardholder’s thumbprint to verify their identity.
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European Advancements in Security
European banks have long been at the forefront in introducing new security measures for credit and debit cards. While “chip and pin” technology is now ubiquitous across Canada, I first saw it in action in France more than a decade ago. After a meal on a Parisian patio with friends who lived there, I watched in amazement as the husband punched his PIN into a wireless device and paid for the tab from the table. It was five or more years later when I finally had the same experience at home.
Those PIN-enabled cards have more recently given way to contactless cards that you simply tap onto the swipe machines at the cash register…
Banks, credit card companies brace for Ottawa's fees ruling
– theglobeandmail.com
Small businesses await regulatory decision on the prices credit-card companies and banks charge for transactions
