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Popular Mechanics
January 2007 |
Upgrade Wish List: Scanner-Proof Wallet The Datasafe Wallet prevents radio frequency identification (RFID) chips on cards from getting scanned.   |
PC World
March 23, 2007
Erik Larkin |
New Credit Cards Leak Personal Info Some cards equipped with RFID chips send out names and account numbers. |
| AskMen.com |
Front-Pocket Wallets Here are 10 sleek wallets that will fit in your front pocket. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2007
Joel Johnson |
RFID Credit Cards and Theft: Tech Clinic Bad news: Scammers can scan your new RFID-enhanced credit card from more than 2 ft. away. But is it any more vulnerable than a conventional credit card? |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Credit Card Competition Coming The legal defeat for Visa and MasterCard is a victory for some other firms, such as American Express, and also for some card-issuers. As competition heats up, we may enjoy better rates and service. |
InternetNews
February 28, 2007
Andy Patrizio |
Coming Soon: The Credit Card Cell Phone Start-up ViVOTech wants to put your credit cards in your cell phone so you have a little less plastic to carry around. |
InsideFlyer
August 2012 |
Wallaby Launches A new website has launched which helps members of loyalty programs get the most miles/points for their credit card purchases -- an easy way to "swipe smarter". |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2011
Morgan Housel |
A Big Myth About U.S. Consumers Why we haven't given up on credit cards. |
The Motley Fool
July 27, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Avoid Identity Theft A few changes in behavior can spare you a world of trouble. |
AskMen.com
Jasper Anson |
How To: Recover From A Lost Wallet Here's how to recover from a lost wallet in case you do indeed suffer from an absent piece of your identity. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Throwdown: Visa vs. MasterCard Both Visa and MasterCard have one thing in common that's few and far between these days: they're both great stocks with fantastic future prospects. but which one is the better investment? |
BusinessWeek
November 5, 2007
Cliff Edwards |
Gift Cards with a Personal Touch Put your photo or special messages on gift cards - they're Visa's bid to regain share from stores and restaurants. |
InternetNews
February 25, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Speed the Wireless Payment RFID-enabled 'proximity' payments could go wide in 2005, but it's up to merchants to make the move. |
U.S. Banker
January 2005
Holly Sraeel |
MasterCard. Visa. Amex. Welcome to the Sandbox. Citibank's decision to issue Amex cards to its customers will force other large banks to follow suit -- exactly what MasterCard and Visa have been dreading. |
PC Magazine
September 7, 2004
Karen Jones |
New Frontiers for RFID Tags Depending on how closely you guard your privacy, RFID is either a benevolent new technology or Big Brother waiting to pounce. |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Visa Powers Ahead ... But Is It Cheap? Visa is doing fantastic, no doubt about it. But how much longer can cash-strapped consumers keep charging up their credit cards, and is Visa a good investment today? |
BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004
Dean Foust |
First Data: The Power Behind The Plastic After its merger with EFS, First Data's ownership of vast electronic-payment networks will provide it with a flow of fees the other rivals to MasterCard and Visa never had. |
The Motley Fool
April 17, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Managing Credit Cards Intelligently Here are a few ideas to increase your credit smarts. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Lost Wallet, No Big Deal A little precaution can let you shrug off a stolen or lost wallet. |
Bank Technology News
February 2004 |
By The Numbers Consumer payment associations are targeting the U.S., where high rates of card penetration and low levels of mobile data usage have left mobile proximity payments off merchants' and consumers' radar screens. |
CIO
July 1, 2005
Thomas Wailgum |
Is Big Brother Coming to Your Wallet? Despite privacy worries, the march is on toward putting RFIDs in individuals' wallets, whether or not they want them. Whenever companies decide to deploy RFIDs containing personal data, CIOs will have to figure out what's going to be done with the data. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2009
Mark Anderson |
Quirks of RFID Memory Make for Cheap Security Scheme On-board SRAM produces unique chip fingerprint and random numbers needed for encryption |
Bank Systems & Technology
August 5, 2004
Cynthia Ramsaran |
Pay Now, Buy Later Card companies look at prepaid as a third category - in addition to credit and debit. |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2006
Stephen Cass |
Better Safe Than Sorry This wallet is going to keep high-tech thieves at bay. |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2008
Sham Gad |
Visa's Big Deal The upcoming $19 billion IPO of Visa is kind of a big deal. In fact, if all goes as planned, it could be the largest IPO in U.S. history |
The Motley Fool
January 10, 2007
Rich Smith |
Nokia Rings Up Sales Visa and Nokia announced a partnership to turn the latter's cell phones into bulky versions of the former's credit cards. Aside from the wow factor, is this a good idea, or even helpful? Investors, take note. |
PC Magazine
February 1, 2010
Logan Kugler |
Scan and Store Useful Barcodes in your iPhone Store grocery club cards, insurance cards, and frequent flyer barcodes in your phone. |
The Motley Fool
September 13, 2004 |
Managing Credit Cards Intelligently Take advantage of cards instead of it being the other way around. |
The Motley Fool
June 5, 2007
John Rosevear |
Ditching the Old Plastic Too many credit cards? Here's what to do. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2010
April Taylor |
2 Stocks That May Spring a Leak Visa and MasterCard have benefited mightily from consumers' shift from paper to plastic, garnering fees on each transaction. Will these companies' moats survive 2011? |
Bank Technology News
December 2001
Maria Bruno |
Govt. Makes Antitrust Case Ruling For anyone wondering what a world with American Express and Discover bank cards would be like, your chance to find out might soon arrive... |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2011
Navjot Kaur |
No Slowing Down for MasterCard MasterCard posts a good third quarter |
The Motley Fool
February 10, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Taking Too Much Credit Apparently, we're moving away from checks and toward credit cards. OK. But wouldn't we be better off just spending less? Here are four fast tips to help free you of debt. |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2004
Mark Mahorney |
DRAM's Drag on PC Makers A coming shortage of memory chips could increase PC production costs. |
The Motley Fool
May 31, 2011
Anders Bylund |
Your Next Wallet Is Digital The future of retail is cashless, and you can even leave your credit card at home. |
Bank Systems & Technology
January 1, 2007
Phil Britt |
Consumers Favor Cards for Payments in Increasing Numbers This past year saw a significant increase in consumers' use of debit cards and prepaid cards, while credit card usage remained strong. The trend is expected to continue, insiders say, potentially creating new revenue streams for banks. |
InternetNews
May 31, 2006
Roy Mark |
RFID as Big Brother? Please. A prominent Washington IT trade group is taking exception to a new government draft report raising privacy concerns over the use of RFID for human tracking. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2004
David FitzMaurice |
Battling for Profits Why American Express and Discover will make more money competing for customers. |
InternetNews
May 19, 2004
Sean Michael Kerner |
ABI: RFID Market Up For Grabs Standards that surround the RFID tag protocols are making progress and players are licking their chops for a piece of the market pie. |
BusinessWeek
September 29, 2003 |
Sanjay Sarma, MIT's AutoID Center Sanjay Sarma helped create RFID, a new technology to track products from the factory to the warehouse to the retail shelf. It's designed to keep shelves full as well as reduce loss, theft, and inventory costs for retailers and their suppliers. |
The Motley Fool
August 21, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Will Michael Phelps Earn His Keep With Visa? The powerhouse gold medalist probably won't make much of a splash for this powerhouse brand. |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
Why Banks Are Jumping For Joy Think new credit card rules are bad for issuers? Think again. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2009
Dave Mock |
3 Reasons to Buy Visa Today There are lots, but here are three biggies. |
Bank Technology News
February 2002
Jan Jaben Eilon |
Smart Cards Make Their Move The U.S. market is showing it is now ready to give chip cards a shot... |
The Motley Fool
October 3, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
The Financial Crisis and Credit Cards Get ready to feel some pain. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2011
Sean Williams |
MasterCard Rings Up Another Outstanding Quarter New clients, an international boom, and deflation all put big profits on the plastic purveyor's plate. |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Better Investment: Visa or MasterCard? Visa and MasterCard both reported full-year 2009 results last week. So let's weigh 'em in, unpack the numbers, and declare a winner. |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Credit Cards Get Even Easier Paying by credit card is, in many places, becoming a faster way to pay. Investors, remember that credit cards are big business. Many banks sporting high dividends and are likely to keep making money off credit cards in the years ahead. |
Bank Technology News
May 2001
Louise West |
Visa Speeds Up Move to Chip in Europe Visa has announced an investment program designed to accelerate the move to smart cards in an effort to combat increasing card fraud in Europe... |
BusinessWeek
June 21, 2004
Gene G. Marcial |
No Need To Swipe These Smart Cards Contactless Smart Cards are coming -- from Israel's On Track Innovations. Its new technology lets a microprocessor read cards without users having to swipe them through a groove. A potential big player in Homeland Security makes this a stock to watch. |
