With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. However, with the growing interest in ...

Online shopping offers unrivaled convenience. With just a few clicks and a credit or debit card, you can buy anything from AirPods to Ziploc bags and have them delivered to your doorstep — sometimes ...

I use a debit card for all my regular, day-to-day purchases. However, I use a credit card for plane tickets, big-ticket items or when I shop online because someone told me it’s easier to dispute ...

Not once, but twice my kids have gotten scammed by using their debit cards. They're not the only ones. While debit cards may seem like the more straightforward choice, using them for ...

Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering technology, software, finance, sports and video games since working for @Home Network and Excite in the 1990s. Peter managed ...

Not everyone says "no" to this. Debit cards have all the same protection as credit cards. Swiping your card data online isn't easy to do, it's far more likely for debit card info to get stolen from a ...

Tap to pay, contactless payment and virtual debit cards have become mainstream since 2015. Although this technology has been around for a couple of decades with physical cards, virtual debit cards on ...

Buying stuff online can be a risky proposition. Sure, the big vendors do their best to make you feel safe, but what if you have to give up your credit card digits to a vendor you don't know? As it ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The debate over debit cards versus credit cards seems to ...

Dear Dave: I use a debit card for all my regular, day-to-day purchases. However, I use a credit card for plane tickets, big ticket items or when I shop online because someone told me it’s easier to ...