The concept of providing portable card readers feels temporary to me. This move by three industry players in Japan, spells the future for the rest of us.

Finextra: Intel teams with Microsoft, BitWallet to promote FeliCa contactless technology

Intel is teaming with both Microsoft and Bitwallet – which provides the EDY contactless payment system – to triple the number of personal computers equipped with FeliCa-reading functions and double the number of Internet services compatible with the technology.

This will put not just a card reader on your home PC, but a contactless one. This truly makes ecommerce and online banking more secure and remain convenient. It bypasses the old style chip cards too.

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