The Talk Show: Live From WWDC
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Card.io: Credit Card Scanning From Your Mobile Phone Camera

Clever idea. I wonder why Square didn’t take this route.

Update: One possible reason: retailers get lower card-processing fees from swiping, because the magnetic strip contains extra data not printed on the card, which can prove that the card was physically present for the transaction.

★ Friday, 24 June 2011