Apple has been trying to slowly replace physical payment cards with its service for the third year Apple Pay, which works exclusively on Mac, iPhone, and thus also in Apple Watch. But credit and debit card manufacturers do not give up, so they come up with their own innovations. The biggest news in recent years now represents Master Degrees Card, which integrated a fingerprint reader into payment cards.
The company says it has managed to integrate the reader into the card without changing its dimensions, especially its thickness. In addition, the sensor does not require an integrated power source, as it draws power directly from the terminal to which the user presents the card. MastercarHe revealed to CNET that the terminals will not need to be modified either, the new cards will work with the existing ones.
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The reader in the card will bring one main advantage – the user will no longer have to enter a PIN or even sign at the terminal. However, the new card will not be as secure as for example Apple Pay. Its owner will have to visit his bank, where he will have his fingerprint scanned and the bank will upload the necessary data to his card so that the reader can authenticate him during payment.
Master Degrees Card also said that the first version of the card with a reader will not be contactless, so its owners will be forced to insert the card into a payment terminal. However, the company said that it is currently working on a contactless version, which suggests that we could see it in a matter of months.
The card with the reader has begun testing in South Africa, where Master has alreadyCard has completed two pilot tests. More will now continue in Europe and Asia. The card should then reach the United States early next year.
Just apple pay I would very much like to visit the Czech Republic
No use
I would be
apple pay it works great, so why dust this plastic…. if they would rather invest their energy in something more useful.
Pro Ideal for those who work hard with their hands:D
i apple id It's not perfect and sometimes your finger won't read it (quite often)
and I can imagine a nervous situation in a crowded store when you don't want a wallet and you're sweating more and more and of course you can't remember your PIN anymore... and contactless payment has a price limit.
iPhone 7 already reads perfectly and above all quickly. And the limit will certainly be enough. I have tooCarte from Tatra Banka and the free attachment is €20 with the entered PIN up to €1000, the limit can be set in the menu. Apple Pay I don't have it, but I think it will be similar.
I have 7+ and sometimes it goes crazy... and on apple pay there is a general limit... when I go over the purchase and think if I can split this into two or start looking for a card...
Radsi apple pay
I am looking forward to the time when I will only carry my phone with me and will not need any document or card at all
Jj, and Bures with financHow will I know about every piece of gum you buy?
"Apple has been trying for the third year..." he says Apple they are not trying, and if they are, they are trying to limit this service. When you realize that in the US it was necessary to change the quantity terminalov to deploy it and it almost doesn't exist anymore in SK and CZ terminal other than contactless so come ApplePay don't defend anything. But for 3 years no one has solved anything here.
Apple pay is better
Ah, so I pay 90% of things contactless and now I'm going to need a fingerprint. And this is supposed to compete with just holding the phone? Am I understanding this correctly? Dementia.:-D
anyone can attach your phone... just like a touch-free phone
I think this is a great idea, especially for people who write their credit card number directly on it so they don't forget it