Its PassFirst lets Brazilians swipe cards, rather than use paper tickets, at stadiums and theaters.
Before the modern-day foragers were let loose, radio-frequency tags, like those used in swipe cards, were wrapped around everyone's dominant wrist.
Trials of the latest microchip cards, which can carry more information and are harder to counterfeit than current basic swipe cards, are taking place.
On the other hand, if you don't want to be isolated from the larger community, hate fiddling with gate swipe cards and don't want to be told what color to paint your mailbox or whether you can park a recreational vehicle in your driveway, then gated communities are probably not for you.
Every time we swipe our cards, they learn more.
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Such fees, which have been discussed by a number of institutions, could become more mainstream as new regulations capping the amount banks can charge merchants when customers swipe debit cards take effect.
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Regulators are also trying to write the final rules that will limit how much banks may charge when retailers swipe debit cards, as well as restricting banks' ability to levy overdraft and other fees on current accounts.
He's observed how his two Harvard-educated daughters prefer to swipe their debit cards than carry cash.
The same goes for JPM, Citi, Wells and other banks when their customers swipe their debit cards at WalMart and other retailers.
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Today, even with mobile POS technologies, people still swipe their payment cards.
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Some stores, such as Kroger, also allow shoppers to download coupons into their account for automatic credits when they swipe their loyalty cards at the checkout aisle.
The so-called Durbin amendment, for instance, limits the fees banks can collect from merchants like Target and Walmart when their customers swipe their debit cards there.
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Prepaid cards can help Visa and MasterCard recover lost revenues as the Fed did not limit the swipe fees for most prepaid cards.
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It also reduced swipe fees on debit card transactions but it didn't address swipe fees for credit cards.
Swipe fees for debit cards, however, pale in comparison to credit cards in general and rewards credit cards in particular.
In addition, Intuit improved the swipe channel to read cards accurately the first time by putting it on an angle, beveling it and making it longer.
The fees credit card transaction processing networks charge merchants for each swipe of certain debit cards have been limited since the regulation change was enacted last year.
One reason these small financial institutions can compete with the big banks is that under the Durbin Amendment, they get higher swipe fees on debit cards, and they can use that to level the playing field with their giant competitors.
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Premium rewards credit cards are the biggest offenders, with swipe fees that are often more than double those for debit cards.
The appeal of cash-back credit cards is straightforward: swipe, spend and (eventually) be rewarded.
This deal goes even a step further than previous PayPal moves, as Reuters reports that PayPal customers will receive Discover-branded cards, which they will swipe to execute payment.
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Why carry cards and cash when you can swipe your phone or tap it to pay for goods and services?
Many offer private label card credits or store specific cards and could use swipe fees to steer shoppers toward these products.
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At issue are so-called swipe fees that occur when consumers use their debit cards.
Tim Hortons' new all-in-one PIN pad technology supports all methods of payment on one device, including chip and pin, tap and swipe payments for acceptance of Tim Card, debit cards, credit cards and now mobile payments.
Credit cards of course pay banks not only a swipe fee, but very high interest rates.
On Saturday, with the event in full swing, Chevy reps handed out plastic cards to attendees, who lined up to swipe them through an electronic device.
Groupon will charge 1.8 percent for MasterCard, Visa and Discover cards, on top of a 15 cent per-swipe fee.
At issue are so-called swipe fees that banks charge merchants like Target when consumers use their debit cards there.
The experiment was hailed a success by the companies involved, but although you can now use NFC credit cards on London buses, there is no sign yet of travellers being allowed to swipe in via their phones.
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