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Here's a new Amex design which has yet to make it here to the US. It's now being used overseas as the "Explorer" card. Here's to hoping this design comes stateside.
Do a search and you will find many threads on this card. It is not new.
Amex Cobalt (a Canadian exclusive) also uses this design.
I like the card, but I HATE the WiFi symbol. I don't know why but I think it looks tacky and cheap.
If they take that off then it would be the best LOOKING card out there today.
wrote:I like the card, but I HATE the WiFi symbol. I don't know why but I think it looks tacky and cheap.
If they take that off then it would be the best LOOKING card out there today.
Does anyone really use, like actually use it? I never have. I use Apple Pay where available but have never used the tap feature. I like the look of the card though.
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wrote:I like the card, but I HATE the WiFi symbol. I don't know why but I think it looks tacky and cheap.
If they take that off then it would be the best LOOKING card out there today.
Does anyone really use, like actually use it? I never have. I use Apple Pay where available but have never used the tap feature. I like the look of the card though.
Yes, in normal countries where people aren't afraid of contactless. It's used everywhere and way more often than any mobile wallet, actually. A "wifi" symbol is required to be displayed on all contactless cards, and I'm not really sure how it comes off as "tacky."
Yep exactly. Why the US is always the last to adopt new technology is beyond me. My first CC I got as a college student in Canada was chip+PIN, and this must've been 2008 or 2010. I was actually shocked to find that chip cards weren't a thing and nobody knew what I was talking about when I moved here in 2012.
wrote:Yep exactly. Why the US is always the last to adopt new technology is beyond me. My first CC I got as a college student in Canada was chip+PIN, and this must've been 2008 or 2010. I was actually shocked to find that chip cards weren't a thing and nobody knew what I was talking about when I moved here in 2012.
1) The media - Looking to scare people over nothing to make a profit.
2) Corruption in politics - Which results in a lack of regulation to make business adopt such technology.
3) Big Business - They're too cheap to certify, buy the terminals, and they want to track your purchases.
4) Society that doesn't like change - Americans are too lazy to adopt it; the media doesn't help matters.
Just watch, most other countries will convert to electric cars and have 90% > of the cars on the road using the technoloy while America sits back in the gas guzzling age due to all of the above. Oil companies are in the pockets of the politicians, the people don't like change, and other big businesses won't want to build the infrastructure.
I have no doubt the US is behind on a lot of things and I'm aware this tech is not new, it's aniquated. NFC is way more convenient and in my experience just as readily available. Plus I can have multiple cards stored on my phone. I haven't carried an actual wallet for 3-4 years. I struggle with the fact I have to keep a Driver's License on me, that's just crazy.
And what was said above ^^, the people that control this stuff want to keep tech marginalized. We're all just pawns playing the game.