Contactless cards rolled out with security & braille features : ANZ
ANZ Fiji yesterday launched its Tap and Go cards for Visa and Credit card users. ANZ Fiji country head Saud Minam said the use of the card did not require the use of a code for transactions below $50.
He said most withdrawals contained $50 notes.
Customers need to use a code for transactions above $50, Mr Minam said.
The cards, when used internationally, can only transact $50 in the currency of the country it is used in, he said. Mr Minam said the new features of the card, which was also user friendly for the visually challenged, was convenient for the user given the conditions of COVID-19.
The bank incorporated braille into the card as an accessibility feature, he said.
Pacific Disability Forum chief executive officer Setareki Macanawai said: “I own a credit and a debit card.
“The new card means I don’t have to rely on anyone to help me distinguish between the two.
“This is a story to take to the Pacific and beyond.”
Braille
ANZ’s head of retail Pacific, Joanne Stewart, said the cards were resized with the inclusion of a few dots to enable its accessibility for the visually challenged.
“Two dots on the Visa debit card, and one dot on the Visa credit card,” she said.
“The high visibility edge and cut out notch on the side of the card also help customers insert their cards at automated teller machines (ATM) and sales terminals correctly,” Mr Minam said.
Features
The features of the new card are:
■ a size smaller than the usual cards,
■ has magnetic stripe,
■the antennae logo on the middle right hand of the card,
■ a pin stripe overleaf that works via swipe if the card does not work with a tap.
“Chances are 99.9 per cent of the users will just have to tap and move away.”
A special code exists on the back of the card, which the user uses for online shopping, he said.
The two-factor authentication process is also involved in the use of the card for online transactions, Mr Minam said.
He said 20 per cent of the bank’s customer base used debit and credit cards.
Writing credit card numbers are also a no-no wherever one’s card was needed, he said.
“Please stop, because that is not required from banks,” he said.