Snow writes:
This card has the value "written" when you "purchase" it right?
No. Unlike the VISA Cash Card, which has a chip in it and holds value, this card is simply associated with an account containing the money, which is accessed in the normal manner using ATMs and VISA's PLUS network. You can even have multiple cards issued on same account, if you choose to do so, and you get the standard set of cardmember services, such as lost card replacement, that you get with a regular credit card.
Any one wanna bet on how long it will take the "Hacker" Community to figure out how to "refill" it? Otherwise all you have is a debit card.
Which is precisely what this card is. A disposable debit card sold through participating financial institutions. That isn't to say hackers might not have some fun with the system, but the card by itself is not vulnerable to such an attack. -- Mike Duvos $ PGP 2.6 Public Key available $ mpd@netcom.com $ via Finger. $