Dasher described the process he went through to develop the plastic credit card in the 50s.
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Google Wallet announced a string of features that allows mobile wallets to do things plastic credit cards cannot.
You can actually make a strong case that the built-in security measures of a service like Google Wallet make it far more secure than a traditional plastic credit card in a leather case.
It holds our plastic money (credit and debit cards and coupons), our cash, sometimes a few coins, business cards, important phone numbers and our personal ID cards.
When I think of paying with plastic, I think of credit or debit cards.
Screenshots in the app supposedly show a mail-in option for plastic that could completely replace credit and debit cards without turning to NFC.
The device is particularly well suited for a country with strong misgivings about plastic money: both Japan's credit- and debit-card markets are under-developed.
Teaching them that there has to be more money coming in than going out is critical, as is defeating the illusion that credit cards are magic pieces of plastic that allow you to get things for free.
Plastic is a stand-in for our past credit history, our current financial situation, and our remaining credit line.
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Aeon Credit Card in Hong Kong introduced a Hello Kitty plastic last year.
Square launched in 2009 as a way for people to take credit-card payments by swiping cards in a small plastic reader that plugs into the headphone jack of a cell phone.
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The system has a number of advantages over plastic smart cards, too, such as being able to automatically recharge credit via the internet, says Mr Nomura.
Regardless of whether you are a rewards junkie or a rewards novice, the way to get the most value from your credit card usage is to ditch the points and find some plastic that offers cash-back rewards.
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Travelers checks remain a useful option, but the places you'll exchange the checks overseas offer rates 5% or more worse than what you'll receive using credit cards, so your best bet is to stick with plastic, says Lucy Lazarony of Bankrate.com, an Internet personal finance Web site.
Since finances remain tight for many households, Americans are still cautious with credit cards and seem to be cutting back on purchases made with plastic to avoid new debt.
Merchants have complained bitterly about Visa and MasterCard's rising costs of accepting plastic, particularly as a growing number of U.S. consumers use credit cards and debit cards for purchases.
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While most of the financial activity that now takes place on smartphones involves people engaging in transactions with their bank, the credit-card industry has spent millions of dollars to issue new plastic with the contact-less chip that speeds the check-out process.
The ChargeCard's clever in its simplicity, a credit card-sized device made from ABS (think: Lego) plastic.
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Giving credit card details over the Net need not be more risky than handing plastic to some anonymous shop assistant.
If you use plastic for the bulk of your spending, it's easy to assume that credit cards with cash-back features are a dream come true.
As the use of plastic rather than cash becomes increasingly widespread, shoppers are comfortable with the idea of using credit to boost their buying power.
Data is loaded onto any plastic card with a magnetic stripe an old hotel key card or an expired credit card would do as long as it carried the account data and correct access codes.
Others loaded that data onto any plastic card with a magnetic stripe an old hotel key card or an expired credit card worked fine as long as it carried the account data and correct access codes.
Along with the traditional difficulties in using credit cards internationally, new technology could also make it harder for you to pay with plastic.
Since Diners Club introduced the first universal credit card in 1950, an 8.5-by-5.5-cm piece of plastic has become for millions a modern symbol of identity and an indispensable tool of spending.
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