Are Your Wallets RFID Protected?Updated 9 months ago
Yes, our products offer RFID protection! The only part of our wallets that are not RFID protected is the clear ID window.
Most credit cards allow you to "tap to pay" - this means they are RFID enabled, containing an antenna and a chip that can be read by a wireless device or RFID reader.
Even though RFID credit cards give you the advantage of saving time during checkout, they are also vulnerable to theft.
Hackers and criminals use devices called RFID skimmers to steal your card data.
It's as easy as using an illegitimate RFID reader at a nearby distance that scans and downloads all the information from your card; also known as RFID Skimming.
Hackers and thieves are then easily able to use or duplicate the information from your card and drain your account, etc.
Different cards are programmed with different frequencies depending on their intended use (the particular frequency is how they "communicate"). For instance, a hotel key card is programmed with a different frequency range than credit cards and debit cards. RFID protection is designed to block the frequencies with which credit cards & debit cards are programmed. So even if your hotel key card is still accessible or "tappable" even in your wallet, this is because the hotel key card frequency is not the same range that is blocked by RFID material.
Our wallets are made with material that blocks the signal sent by your card to RFID readers, so your cards stay safe and you control when you use them!
In this day and age, we suggest it's wisdom to invest in a wallet that blocks RFID! Like these: https://kingsloot.com/collections/wallets