UreLife combines payment card and proof of age

Tuesday, 22 April 2008
The UreLife card launched this week on London’s Oxford Street, providing the UK with its first ever payment card combined with proof-of-age identification.

This will have a major impact on a number of national issues:

Combating underage drinking:

By helping retailers and licencees to quickly and easily verify the age of a cardholder, Children spending with a UreLife card will not be able to purchase age-restricted goods including alcohol.

Protecting children online:

The UreLife card gives children the freedom to buy online, but can protect against buying age-restricted items as the card number incorporates a system that identifies the cardholder’s age bracket. This functionality can be extended to social networks and other websites.

Preventing underage gambling:

As the UreLife card incorporates the user’s age and identity, online Gambling sites will be able to spot anyone using a UreLife card that is underage and automatically ban them.

Protecting against identity fraud:

The UreLife Card is the UK’s first payment card to incorporate a colour photograph and printed date of birth. Combined with the standard chip and pin security, this makes the UreLife card one of the safest payment systems available.
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