Is this a real problem? I'm going to go out on a limb and say that you can't determine a problem by telling me this is a problem we all have. I'm not buying the angle, sorry. Not like I'm against this idea, but the sell is a little ridiculous.
How would this work with chip-based cards? In Canada, some of the banks have ditched the magstripe, so not sure how scalable this is - since the encryption on the chip is specifically engineered to prevent this kind of interception.
Sure, but in the spirit of longevity, you're talking about a stop-gap solution at the most. There's also this: they aren't solving a real problem. My wallet going from 1 inch to 1/2 inch isn't a selling point.
I'll give you your second point. I bought one because I thought it was neat. If I can reduce the size of my wallet, then sure, that's great, but the biggest draw for me is "OOh. That's neat tech, how did they fit it in a credit card?"
Is this a real problem? I'm going to go out on a limb and say that you can't determine a problem by telling me this is a problem we all have. I'm not buying the angle, sorry. Not like I'm against this idea, but the sell is a little ridiculous.
How would this work with chip-based cards? In Canada, some of the banks have ditched the magstripe, so not sure how scalable this is - since the encryption on the chip is specifically engineered to prevent this kind of interception.