Plastc, the All-in-One Card That Could Replace Your Wallet

You already keep an array of cards in your wallet: Debit card, credit card and gift cards. Several developers are working on reducing all those cards to just one

Last year, it was Coin, the super card that holds eight cards and allows you to swipe between them at will. But Coin is still only available for pre-order.







And now Coin’s worst nightmare has arrived in the form of Plastc, which promises to outdo Coin in every way.

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For starters, Plastc holds more cards: 20, to be exact, interchangeable via the card’s E-ink display. It also has upgradable firmware, allowing for new features as the technology develops.



Plastc comes out of the gate with NFC technology (just like Apple Pay) — and has EMV capabilities in line with the general shift to more-secure chip-based card readers, rather than magnetic strips. Plastc could even replace your work keycard. Read more...

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