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RFID Wallets: Protection for Your Payment Cards and Contactless Technology
Until a few years ago, paying with credit or debit cards or withdrawing money meant using a card reader with a slot and entering your PIN to complete the transaction. But over time, technology has evolved, and banks have adapted to improve payment systems — especially to make them more convenient. That’s how contactless payment cards came into play.
Contactless payment cards allow purchases up to €20 simply by bringing the card close to a shop’s terminal — the Point of Sale (POS) devices, also known as card readers. While convenient, this new technology also introduces certain security risks.
Because there is no need for direct contact between the card and the terminal, payments have become faster and easier for both customers and merchants. However, it also makes theft easier, as researchers have shown. Technologies like contactless payment have already created a new type of thief: the so-called pickpocket 2.0.
The real question we should be asking is:
How can we carry and use a contactless card safely?
The contactless system is undoubtedly useful, but there’s a real risk of your personal data being stolen by tech-savvy thieves who exploit vulnerabilities in this payment method. The best way to continue enjoying this technology while staying protected from pickpocket 2.0 is to use a card sleeve or wallet specifically designed to block these signals. These sleeves or wallets use RFID-blocking technology to secure your contactless cards.
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