Company Stratos is going to start selling "smart" payment card, which will replace all the credit cards in your wallet. The device is called Bluetooth Connected Card (BCC).
Universal card, which resembles a normal credit card, will be bundled with the device for reading magnetic strips that need to connect to the iPhone. To add their bank cards in the system is sufficient to carry them through the reader by running a special pre-application.Unlike other devices such as "all in one», BCC "100% compatible" with all payment systems, and in memory can hold any number of cards.
BCC is synchronized with your smartphone via Bluetooth. If the user would go too far, forget or lose your card, it will automatically be locked as soon as the connection is lost.
After scanning the card, users can choose three of them, which can be accessed directly through the service Stratos. Information card is encrypted and stored locally on your phone.
Chief Technology Officer, said that the key information is not transmitted to the card servers Stratos. The company receives only the minimum required data that is used to identify the user.
In the US, the beginning of deliveries BCC is scheduled for April this year. On universal cards subscribe. Annual usage costs Stratos will cost $ 95, and for two years - $ 145. During this period, users will be free to re-rolling BCC, start a virtual card and get recommendations based on your location.