Monday 9 June 2014

iOS 8 Camera Can Read Credit Cards

Apple is not in the business of mobile payments, but now they are trying to make the process more convenient payments via mobile Safari browser and camera application on iOS 8.
 
According to reports 9to5Mac, Safari on the operating system has the option to scan the credit card information using the new camera features in the iPhone. Then, the credit card information was scanned automatically go to the Safari browser.
 
Safari will automatically detect if the user needs to enter a credit card number. The application will bring up a notification that prompts the user to use the scanner.
 
This new feature works on any website, does not depend on a particular website, because it is a feature that exists in Safari and iOS 8. He became Apple's efforts to build the integration between iOS and Mac OS X.
 
This new feature will actually make it easier for mobile payments compete with Google Wallet and PayPal. But on the other hand, Apple challenged to improve security in Safari and iOS.

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