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The latest salvo in the battle to launch a digital wallet has been unveiled - with a mini, stick-on credit card. Barclaycard is hoping that UK customers attach the extra card to their mobile phones and use them at "contactless" terminals for everyday purchases. This wave-and-pay technology has been in place for a few years. It allows cardholders to spend up to £15 at certain stores, without entering a Pin. However, the latest product, which will be available to millions of Barclaycard customers by the end of the year, remains some way short of interactive banking on a mobile phone....Read more here
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Re: Barclaycard unveils mini, stick-on credit card
I will not use contactless tech at all. Sorry but i may as well walk myself in to a world where cash is no longer accepted as currency lol.
Oyster card? nope, thank god i dont travel much on trains.
Supermarket loyalty cards? nope, dont want to aid in consumer price index inflation.
If people really have to use anything with RFID chips in them, id seriously suggest getting a protective wallet which blocks any signals. That way you cant be tracked, unless you actually use it of course.I'm an official AAD Moderator and also a volunteer, here to help make the forum run smoothly. Any views or opinions are mine and not the official line of AAD. Similarly, any advice I have offered you is done so on an informal basis, without prejudice or liability. If in doubt seek advice from a qualified insured professional - Find a Solicitor or go to the National Probono Centre.
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