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(MoneyNewsWire.Net, June 29, 2015 ) Kirkland, WA -- The US banking industry is readying for its fall 2015 introduction of contactless debit and credit cards, and expects a huge spike of digital pickpocketing. Once an accessory of the ‘pocket protector set' and chronic ‘de-magnetizers', credit card and passport sleeves (US passports already have chips) are suddenly selling like hotcakes , the trouble is, many of them don't work.
When credit card sleeves first appeared, they were made of tyvek, paper or plastic, and were designed to protect cards from de-magnetizing. They also protected against some theft of information stored in the card's magnetic strips, but these older sleeves do nothing to protect new RFID chip technology.
New sleeves are now appearing on the market, but most protect against only fraction of the range of electromagnetic frequencies used to skim data from RFID enhanced credit cards. A few, however, work very well. One such card is made by RFID security specialist VAULT, and distributed in North America by Elk & Bear: Handpicked.
VAULT cards combine copper and aluminum foil bonded to a thin yet tough sleeve of insulated paper with conductive polyester shielding layers. Copper and aluminum together effectively shield RFID technology in E passports, Smart Cards, Enhanced Drivers' licenses, debit and credit cards from Electro Magnetic Interference and unauthorized reading or "data skimming", while their unique construction makes them incredibly tough. VAULT sleeves are tear proof, puncture proof and water resistant.
Unlike similar products on the market, VAULT sleeves are amazingly cool looking. VAULT and Elk & Bear have cooperated to create a minimalist graphic of Bear Rampant on the front, they feel good in your hand, and their slim design fits perfectly into most wallets.
About Elk & Bear: Handpicked
Elkandbear.com is on a mission to provide the best version of the lifestyle products consumers want. Best design aesthetics, best function, best durability, all backed by their 100% money back guarantee. The Elk and Bear brand aims to save people time and money by doing the leg work for them. If they don't find the version they want, they'll make it themselves. Cool.
Elk & Bear: Handpicked
Juli Butler
425 273 0379
info@elkandbear.com
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