http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/ Engadget Comments for Visa teams with DeviceFidelity for contactless payments via microSD card http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/Feb 18th 2010 1:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/
Seems the apocalypse wont be that bad then.

Seriously, unless the phone has a second slot, swapping this just b4 a purchase will get tired at some point.]]>Feb 18th 2010 7:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/I don't think I would swap out my sd card for that one just to pay for something. Just a thought.]]>Feb 18th 2010 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/I don't think a device of this nature will have ANY user capacity for security reasons. If your phone only has one slot and your using it for music and whatever, you better off skipping this.

The Dell Mini 5 has 2 slots and I'm thinking if you can't fill up one slot, you might like to take this Visa system out for a spin on the other slot.]]>Feb 18th 2010 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/Feb 18th 2010 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/
It is NO way different to the smart cards you use for public transport. And they work fine for millions of people every day.]]>Feb 18th 2010 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/Feb 18th 2010 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/
Exactly.

Now you shit yourself twice when you find out somebody stole your phone...]]>Feb 18th 2010 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/Feb 18th 2010 1:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/Feb 18th 2010 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/Feb 18th 2010 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/Like it's any more secure to use a credit card and sign your name?

How often has the cashier ever stopped you because the signature didn't look right? How often has a cashier even noticed you signature or gotten another to compare to?

http://www.zug.com/pranks/credit/]]>Feb 18th 2010 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/Feb 18th 2010 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/
I had heard about the capability of some Japanese phones to make payments like this, so this is a good step forward.]]>Feb 18th 2010 1:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/
Because now, if your phone is stolen, not only do you expose all of your contacts, email and facebook accounts, and personal messages, maybe even addresses, but now your money??]]>Feb 18th 2010 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/Feb 18th 2010 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/Feb 18th 2010 1:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/Feb 18th 2010 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/
More likely to be on the back of one's hand or on one's forehead. ;)]]>Feb 18th 2010 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/Forehead for me!
Oh wait that's bad huh?]]>Feb 18th 2010 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/
Canada is moving, through federal law, to ban payment by magnetic stripe (seen as too easy to clone) and replacing it with Chip-and-PIN... and it's not the only country doing so. Using a chip-less card in Britain, while still possible, can be a pain in the ass already.

So we'll all end up with contactless cards that are useless abroad. Great.

Ask any fast-food worker how many people pay by tapping rather than swiping... those that do still often get told they're "swiping it wrong" since the cashiers barely ever see anyone doing it.

@taligent: payWave is Visa's brand name for contactless transactions, like MasterCard's PayPass. You do not put money onto the card - your purchases end up charged to your credit card account, so it is very much a Visa card "complement" like the keychain versions some banks offer. (You may be thinking of Visa Electron.)]]>Feb 18th 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/Feb 18th 2010 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/Feb 18th 2010 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/
No, probably not. RTFA. It looks like there's an interface app that's needed (adding to the security). But that doesn't mean it wouldn't work on phone OSes that have been ported to non-phone devices. Android is the bigest that comes to mind, but Win Mobile/WinCE and possibly Symbian have non-phone counterparts.

Oh well, maybe this is another opportunity to start iPhone bashing. Must. Resist. Temptation.]]>Feb 18th 2010 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/Feb 18th 2010 2:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/Feb 18th 2010 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/Feb 18th 2010 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/Feb 18th 2010 8:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/Feb 20th 2010 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/18/visa-teams-with-devicefidelity-for-contactless-payments-via-micr/
Pull out the phone, hit the payment button, enter a simple pin or button combination, tap on payment pad. Pretty soon, all I'm going to need a wallet for in my ID.]]>Feb 19th 2010 1:35AM