Further to my recent post about Debit cards, Bank of Ireland have announced that all of its current laser cards will be replaced in the coming months with a new Visa Debit card. The card will offer all the services you normally receive with your laser but with one small difference, this will have 'contactless' payment capabilities.
Rather than putting your card in the chip and pin device and punching in your pin, this card will allow you to pay for small purchases (under €15) by simply pressing your card against the scanner and going about your business. For security reasons you will be obliged to use the current pin system after a certain number of contactless transactions.
Apart from this (for Ireland) innovation, Visa Debit offers further benefits, it is accepted anywhere a normal Visa credit card can be used. This means it should make spending abroad and buying online should be less painful.
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