Turn your Android phone into a credit or debit card.

[Ringel05]

TechCrunch Review: Google Wallet

Tying into the near field communication (NFC) system built into select Android handsets, Google Wallet allows your phone to act as your credit card. By tapping your Android phone against a compatible card reader available in select retailers, your payment credentials are transferred to the merchant without any swiping or physical cards required.

While the idea of combining your phone and your credit cards may terrify some, Google Wallet is (at least in theory) more secure than their real world plastic counterparts. If your phone’s screen is off, the transmitter chip can not be powered and stores no data (thereby preventing a passing hacker from skimming your card as he walks by). If you haven’t used Wallet in the past 30 minutes or so (or if you’ve manually locked it), a PIN is required before anyone can use your cards or even see which cards your Wallet contains.

TechCrunch Review: Google Wallet | TechCrunch

 

[Ropey]

TechCrunch Review: Google Wallet

Tying into the near field communication (NFC) system built into select Android handsets, Google Wallet allows your phone to act as your credit card. By tapping your Android phone against a compatible card reader available in select retailers, your payment credentials are transferred to the merchant without any swiping or physical cards required.

While the idea of combining your phone and your credit cards may terrify some, Google Wallet is (at least in theory) more secure than their real world plastic counterparts. If your phone’s screen is off, the transmitter chip can not be powered and stores no data (thereby preventing a passing hacker from skimming your card as he walks by). If you haven’t used Wallet in the past 30 minutes or so (or if you’ve manually locked it), a PIN is required before anyone can use your cards or even see which cards your Wallet contains.

TechCrunch Review: Google Wallet | TechCrunch

I wonder if it can be reverse-engineered to turn my credit cards into a phone...



No, you're not supposed to think about it.

 

[mokechen]

This is actually relatively safe

 

[Baruch Menachem]

But not available on the Iphone I take it.

I would so like this.

 

[Ringel05]

But not available on the Iphone I take it.

I would so like this.

That's what you get for overpaying for technology......