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Pay with Loop: mobile payments for unmodified point-of-sale systems

by neonkiwi on 10/8/13, 7:52 PM with 1 comments

• by neonkiwi on 10/8/13, 8:07 PM

  Interesting take on mobile payments. There are a few questions that aren't answered on this project page though.

  1. Does a 'recorded' card count as a card-not-present sale?

  2. What about card skimming? I would think this sort of broadcast would be easier to pick up with a less-conspicuous skimmer device. Also, if this technique gains popularity we might see people using skimmed cards through this or similar hardware.