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Vantage Point On: Wallets

From the offset, there appear to be a couple of things wrong with this post: For starters, it is out about a month late. That's simply because I couldn't brainstorm an interesting enough topic to discuss until now. Secondly, looking at the title you may think this entry is just a cop-out since I am writing about what appears to be a trivial object, but bear with me as things do get techy and interesting as I'll explain below. Inspired by Unbox Therapy , I discovered that wallet designs are becoming increasingly outdated, especially for those of us who prefer cashless payments. Most of us would be accustomed to the foldable wallets, designed primarily to hold a large set of bank notes or receipts. Once these wallets become increasingly full, they become less practical to hold in your back pocket and a more significant wallet bulge makes you more vulnerable to thieves and pickpockets. Thanks to modern payments systems favouring cashless transactions and certain banking...