Digital card

The term digital card[1] can refer to a physical item, such as a memory card on a camera,[2][3] or, increasingly since 2017, to the digital content hosted as a virtual card or cloud card, as a digital virtual representation of a physical card. They share a common purpose: Identity Management, Credit card, Debit card or driver license. A non-physical digital card, unlike a Magnetic stripe card can emulate (imitate) any kind of card.[4][1]

A smartphone or smartwatch can store content from the card issuer; discount offers and news updates can be transmitted wirelessly, via Internet. These virtual cards are used in very high volumes by the mass transit sector, replacing paper based tickets and earlier MagStrip cards.[5]

  1. ^ a b Brian X. Chen (December 1, 2021). "How to Carry Your Covid Health Data on a Smartphone". The New York Times. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Q & A for a digital world". The New York Times. November 8, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  3. ^ J. D. Biersdorfer (October 10, 2002). "Memory Cards as Kin That Can't Get Along". The New York Times. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "Digital credit card replacement Coin is almost ready to swipe — the Coin Beta begins today". August 22, 2014.
  5. ^ "MTA Looks to Replace MetroCard With System Using 'Contactless Media'". CNBC NBC New York. April 13, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.

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