New Stick-On Credit Card For Contactless Payment

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New Stick-On Credit Card For Contactless Payment [bbc.co.uk]

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.

This contactless technology does concern me, especially when you're in close company situations, such as an elevator, or public place. All it takes is a a thief to be close enough to the contactless technology to do the deed.

[Marshall]

All it takes is a a thief to be close enough to the contactless technology to do the deed.

Agreed.

Marshall

[incrediBILL]

If I'm not mistaken the contactless pay systems use a special CC number that only authorizes small amounts vs. the normal swipe scanning methods.

... and a PIN # for all CC transactions, like ATM transactions, completely thwarts the thieves so why aren't all CC transactions PIN confirmed?

[topr8]

... and a PIN # for all CC transactions, like ATM transactions, completely thwarts the thieves so why aren't all CC transactions PIN confirmed?

they are in europe, in my b&m business, we've only been accepting PIN confirmed transactions for some years.

[piatkow]

we've only been accepting PIN confirmed transactions for some years.

Do you mean that you refuse chip and signature cards? They are rare but refusal would be a breach of disability discrimination rules.

[incrediBILL]

They are rare but refusal would be a breach of disability discrimination rules.

Since when are requiring secure payment methods to avoid being defrauded considered discrimination?

Accepting credit cards isn't a requirement in the first place.

FWIW, I've watched someone with no hands and no prosthetics type in a PIN # checking out at a grocery store, just using his stump, and that's a pretty severe handicap. I've also worked for part owner of a company that was a quadriplegic who could also manage to enter a PIN #, might take a bit, but he could do it.

[lawman]

What about Stephen Hawking?

[Leosghost]

He has someone to pay for things and use his card etc for him..the job of "personal assistant" to Stephen Hawking was advertised again recently..about $30,000.00 pa IIRC..

[topr8]

>>Do you mean that you refuse chip and signature cards? They are rare but refusal would be a breach of disability discrimination rules.

to be honest with you, this has never arisen.
... although i find it difficult to imagine a disability where you can write a signature but are unable to tap in a PIN number.

[lawman]

>>He has someone to pay for things and use his card etc for him

I was trying to be funny responding to incrediBILL. My humor fell flat, as usual. Sorry, y'all carry on.

[incrediBILL]

What about Stephen Hawking?

He would just pay for it in an alternate universe.

[piatkow]

Since when are requiring secure payment methods to avoid being defrauded considered discrimination?

@incrediBILL: since Her Majesty gave Royal Assent to the appropriate Act of Parliament. I was explicitly responding to a post about usage in the UK.