Get ready for new “smart cards” at your favorite store

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Starting next week, stores that accept credit cards for payment are supposed to have new chip-embedded card readers in place, or face some serious consequences.U.S. banks get stuck with billions of dollars in losses due to identity fraud, every year, and that is going to change Oct. 1.Responsibility for fraudulent credit card transactions is about to shift from the banks to the businesses that unknowingly process those crooked deals, under new rules adopted by Maste