While the technology that powers them has been upgraded many times over the years, the basic look and feel of credit cards hasn't evolved much. But that may be starting to change as the next generation of cards moves away from swipeable magnetic stripes and toward a vertical layout to better reflect how most people use them: by tapping.
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The magnetic strip will soon be a thing of the past for Mastercard users. The card company plans to do away with the strips on all of the credit and debit cards it issues by 2029,.