A magnetic stripe card is a security device with data embedded in it that identifies the user. ... employee ID cards, hotel room "keys," gift cards, and public transit cards.

Beginning July 1, 2025, Vietnam’s banking sector will implement three critical changes: mandatory biometric identification ...

From July 1, banks across Vietnam have stopped using magnetic stripe cards and now require biometrics for company accounts to prevent fraud and improve security.

For decades, the magnetic stripe has been ubiquitous on everything from credit cards to tickets to ID badges. But the BBC reports — unsurprisingly — that the mag stripe’s days are… ...

Sacombank also announced it will stop magnetic cards as the strips store cardholder information, which are easily copied and attacked through skimming devices. Therefore, such kind of card is unsafe ...

ID cards use magnetic strips and RFID chip technology that can be deactivated when coming in contact with or near some credit cards, security badges, passports, and key fobs. Please do not bend, break ...

I remember a card-based audio recorder from the 70s. The cart was wider than a typical index card and had a single magnetic stripe on bottom. You’d feed the card at one side, then record audio ...

Is the dark, broad magnetic strip on the back of the credit cards that you–or your customers–swipe during purchases going the way of the eight-track tape player and dial-up modem?

The magnetic stripe was invented by an IBM engineer, external in the 1960s – his wife was instrumental in the process as it was she who suggested melting a strip of magnetic tape onto a card ...

Do magnets damage your credit cards, potentially causing payment issues? Here's what to know about about magnetic risks and how new EMV chip technology protects against demagnetization.