Payment card
device · 1950 · Digital age
A card for payments; with a magnetic stripe since the 1960s.
What it is made of
- Integrated circuit — has part. An EMV chip.
- Security hologram — has part. A hologram.
Principles and materials it uses
- Magnetism — uses. A magnetic stripe.
- NFC — uses. Contactless cards.
- Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) — is made of. The card is PVC.
Where it is used
- ATM — is used in. It dispenses money for a card.
- Online payments — is used in. Cards.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Paper money — evolved from. The next form of money.
- Mobile payments — evolved into. A card inside the phone.