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Title: NFC + Virtual cards + Bitcoin
Post by: HostFat on June 04, 2016, 09:20:45 PM
Did someone tried to add a virtual bitcoin card on smartphone with NFC? (and pay with it on a POS that support NFC payments)

Maybe with Android Pay or something else.

Can someone try it? :)

If it works, that it's very interesting, because virtual cards of 2500 eur/usd/gbp by year usually don't need documents to be received/used.


Title: Re: NFC + Virtual cards + Bitcoin
Post by: hexafraction on June 04, 2016, 09:46:33 PM
Did someone tried to add a virtual bitcoin card on smartphone with NFC? (and pay with it on a POS that support NFC payments)

Maybe with Android Pay or something else.

Can someone try it? :)

If it works, that it's very interesting, because virtual cards of 2500 eur/usd/gbp by year usually don't need documents to be received/used.

I wonder if this is a niche that some of the exchanges may be able to fulfill, since they already have ties with the fiat electronic banking network, and some of them already have services that provide a physical debit card with usable number+magstripe.


Title: Re: NFC + Virtual cards + Bitcoin
Post by: bitcoinstarter on June 04, 2016, 09:49:34 PM
Did someone tried to add a virtual bitcoin card on smartphone with NFC? (and pay with it on a POS that support NFC payments)

Maybe with Android Pay or something else.

Can someone try it? :)

If it works, that it's very interesting, because virtual cards of 2500 eur/usd/gbp by year usually don't need documents to be received/used.

Funny you should mention this. I was thinking about this the other day.


Title: Re: NFC + Virtual cards + Bitcoin
Post by: HostFat on June 04, 2016, 09:52:37 PM
These are some apps that seem can be useful (but some of them aren't free)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roaddogssoftware.cardapp
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.roaddogssoftware.cardapplite
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tantranshanfc.mainpart
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mastercard.paypass
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.icbpi.mobile

I haven't a mobile phone with NFC, so I can't test anything :(

Tests need to be done with virtual bitcoin card (visa/mastercard)

EDIT:
I've found on in alpha testing
https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.shakepay.shake