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Travel Wallets that Protect Chip Credit Cards

October 11, 2015 by Genevive Bjorn

Credit card companies are adding EMV technology to new cards, which replaces magnetic stripes. By the end of 2015, up to 70% of new credit cards issued in the US will contain EMV chips, according to Creditcards.com, a credit card comparison website. The new EMV chips are RFID-enabled, which means you can easily buy a train ticket at any European train station kiosk. European merchants have been using EMV technology–also called Chip-N-PIN for nearly a decade, and the system has dramatically reduced credit card fraud since it was deployed in the UK in 2004.

However, EMV cards cards can also be scanned from a short distance because they operate on radio wave–offering a convenient “no contact” swipe. But this feature also makes credit card numbers potentially easy to steal. In Europe, theft is not a major problem because card issuers also require customers to enter a PIN with each chip card transaction. In the US, only a signature is required for chip cards. This is where the security problem occurs, according to a recent article in Wired.

How do you protect your new RFID chip credit cards and keep your money safe?

One solution is to surround your chip-enable cards with a Farrady cage that prevents thieves from using radio scanners to read numbers remotely. Such a device presents itself in a wide range of options, from do-it-yourself to high fashion.

DIY
You can make your own lightweight Farrady cage wallet for about 50 cents. Brian Green, author of briangreen.net, details the process in a few illustrated steps (located at http://goo.gl/beUW9a ).

DIY protection sleeve for chip credit cards. Image courtesy of briangreen.net

Travel Suppliers

Makers of travel gear have begun to produce RFID-blocking wallets for that shield EMV credit cards and also new passports containing chips. Pacsafe makes a $50 rFID-safe travel wallet in navy R<a href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MOF7OQC/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00MOF7OQC&linkCode=as2&tag=mauih-20&linkId=X76UTAZUWELIJLV2″>Pacsafe Rfidsafe V200, Navy Blue, One Size</a><img src=”http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=mauih-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00MOF7OQC” width=”1″ height=”1″ border=”0″ alt=”” style=”border:none !important; margin:0px !important;” />

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High Function Fashion

Stewart Stand makes a high-fashion line of men’s and women’s RFID-safe wallets. These wallets are lined with stainless steel mesh, which blocks RFID scanners. Their travel wallet holds a passport, up to 8 credit cards and an ID. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CBO3UBO/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00CBO3UBO&linkCode=as2&tag=mauih-20&linkId=CH673YCZ3BFGH2KR

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