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Nice meme, but for us out there with at least a fully virtual card (some companies provide such benefits), we need a real MyAss-Pay alternative
I recently found Walt, but it's a work in progress for now. The app is avalaible though
Maybe a solution similar to this could work: https://github.com/nfcgate/nfcgate/blob/v2/doc/mode/Relay.md
Have the card at home sitting on a reader connected to your homelab, add NFC module to PinePhone and simply relay the traffic over network.
I'll do one better:
My payment card was just a bit too wide to fit in my cellphone's cover. The phone's own NFC antenna is at the top - and I use it all the time - so the card had to be at the bottom of the cover to avoid triggering the phone all the time, in portrait orientation so-to-speak.
So I dissolved the card in acetone to extract the NFC chip and its antenna, then carefully reshaped one end of the antenna so it's a bit less wide (and since I couldn't modify the length of the wire or the number of turns in any way to avoid de-tuning the antenna too much, I sort of accordioned one side of the rectangle to accommodate the extra length of wire).
Then I set the new shape of the antenna permanently by carefully applying a piece of packing tape over it, flipped it over, taped over the other side to seal everything, then carefully cut around the new, ultra-thin, stubbier contactless payment "card".
Now it fits really smartly in my cellphone cover!
You just had to 1-up everyone here...
I am surprised that no one sells cases designed for exactly this
Next time someone calls me a maniac, I'll show them this.
You are fucking crazy. I love you.
Amazing, I have never thought of that! I have always carried my card behind the phone, which is a bit too thick for my liking, but this is such a great idea, thanks for sharing!
The fact it's secured with a piece of sellotape is just *chef's kiss*.
I love this.
I dissolved the card in acetone to extract the NFC chip and its antenna,
Wouldn't the acetone also dissolve the insulation around the antenna wire? So when it touches itself, it shorts itself out, and -- electrically speaking -- you only have one turn of thicker wire?
Wire that thin is usually insulated with an enamel coating. I'd guess it's either unaffected by acetone, or just tougher to breakdown. Allow the card to dissolve, but remove and dry asap, don't let it linger longer than necessary.
Veritasium demoed this a few weeks ago while discussing tap-to-pay security and a vulnerability with apple pay+visa.
Well if it dissolved any insulation, it will not work, as the coil isnt even coiling. It is not a one big coil buy just two ends shorted(or as in the picture, a very small coil. Since this works i can only conclude coating does not dissolve in acetone
Only one way to find out, good thing that these don't cost any money and you can just ask for a new one.
Maybe take some cash out first to cover any payments you may need to make it it breaks in some way.
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It depends on the insulation used, which can vary a lot for thin enameled wire.
Ty, great idea will try it
Or you can just keep your card in your wallet, like you have done for decades
The privileged have to invent their own problems.
The problem is that I don't cary my wallet with me for pretty much a decade now.
Didn't have to carry a phone for decades.
Now I don't have to carry a wallet and multiple cards π€·ββοΈ
Take that Android! This works even with the phone powered off! It works even without the phone at all!
Wait...
What does this even mean?
Screen side with call buttons
You could put the rubber bands in between the phone and the case, so it's not on top of the screen.
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Ah, now I see it. Thanks!
Delete Plasma Mobile, get SXMO, disable touchscreen then accept calls with side buttons, ez
Would be easy enough to print a custom case for this
Yeah just use glue, smh my head.
Ironic it's a monobank card, it's mobile only and you have to use a locked unrooted googled phone (or an iPhone) because big brother said so.
TLDR: some woman did a facial recognition log in method, the bank said that the photos are not stored and deleted instantly, but because there was a Slovenian flag (looked like russian in the photo)in the background, she got her bank account blocked and the CEO posted the verification image online
Edit: wrong link
I opened an account with starling partly because they have a real webapp, but you have to fucking log in with your phone, which is half the reason I want a webapp: because fetching your phone when you're already at your computer is just a ballache
Hope that doesn't get too popular, I don't want to have to carry a second phone just to make payments when I can use a much smaller card instead.
In other news, cash is foldable.
Good luck folding Β£100 without having a pretty big bulge in your phone case.
No website / desktop access?
Nope. The website says "get app" like 4 times. There's a webapp but it's for business stats only (like if you own a cafe). They are just trying to "appeal to the younger generation", and one part of that is the app that spams emojis everywhere. Another part of that is furry stickers ("qr cat") believe it or not; in physical, Telegram and Viber because everything in this damn country is held together by Telegram and Viber.
Nope, the point of this bank is that it's mobile only. No offices, no webapp.
But my Nokia C2-01 is smaller than my card..
Nobody here mention security?
Like with passkeys (getting better though) and encrypted RCS messages, this is a proprietary standard that still sadly offers way more security.
It is token based afaik and the secret is never shared or even readable by an attacker. This card can be stolen with a single swipe, all that is protecting you is the banking system being overly cautious and expecting their systems to fail, so you need to enter a pin code on higher transactions or your card is simply locked.
Paying with VISA card online is insane from a security perspective, made slightly less bad by requiring authentication with a proprietary TAN app.
I got a case with magsafe and a magsafe card wallet, that also works and you can have more cards too
Same, though it's built-in to my phone, just needed the 'wallet' to attach
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