Don Park talks about Korean credit card issuers experimenting with cards that flip from maximum utility to selective utility.
Some day, credit card users will be able to not only program their credit cards like they would a VCR but also issue and manage their own cards.
When I worked for Visa in the mid-80’s, the focus was on expanding acceptance locations globally. It was fun to watch how, once essentially ubiquitous acceptance was in place, control features — such as those available on various business and purchasing card products — allowed spending to be controlled within the parameters of the finance department of an organization.