Your bank card can be read through your wallet.
A card reader held close to your pocket can read a contactless credit or debit card. You don’t have to take it out.
Known as RFID skimmingIt only has to be close. No tap, no touch.
Under ₹5,000, a tap needs no PIN. RBI rule, since 1 Jan 2021
A Faraday shield blocks the reader’s signal.
Quiet. Until you choose to tap.
How it works
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01 The reader sends out a radio field.
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02 Your card uses it to reply.
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03 A Faraday shield blocks the field. No reply.
Inside the shield
How a Faraday shield stops a read.
Contactless bank cards · ISO/IEC 14443 · 13.56 MHz
FIG. 1Plan · the card
FIG. 2Section A–A · no shield
FIG. 3Section B–B · shielded
FIG. 4Detail C · skin depth
FIG. 5Detail D · coverage
The shield, engineered.
Sealed conductive layer · 85.6 × 54 mm · works on 13.56 MHz
FIG. 6LINQS RFID Blocking Card 2
- PVC face
- Conductive shielding layer, sealed inside
- PVC back
FIG. 7LINQS RFID Blocking Sleeve
- Faraday-cage design, wraps both faces
- Open end
Pick your shield.
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LINQS RFID Blocking Card 2
Slips into your wallet, beside your cards.
from ₹200
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1Card Duo
Blocker and digital visiting card, in one.
from ₹500
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LINQS RFID Blocking Sleeve, Blue
One sleeve per card. Easy on the pocket.
from ₹35