NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SmartMetric, Inc. (OTCQB: SMME): Mastercard has announced that by 2024 card issuers will no longer be required to use magnetic stripes on their credit and debit cards.

Mastercard announced that all of its debit and credit cards will lose the iconic magnetic stripe starting in 2024. Various advancements in payment technology have made the magnetic stripe unnecessary.

Mastercard has announced it will be phasing out the magnetic stripe on its payment cards in "most markets" from 2024 as reliance on chip-based and contactless payments continues to grow. The company ...

Apple Card will start to change by 2027. Mastercard announced it’s “swiping left” on magnetic stripes after decades of supporting this technology. “The shift away from the magnetic stripe points to ...

Mastercard plans to phase out magnetic strips on credit and debit cards by 2033 due to the rise of other payment technologies, something that could change the appearance of the physical Apple Card.