The application of pre-paid cash card for consumers

Even the credit card can save lot of problem (transaction without carried large amount of cash) but, how about the small cash item? Carrying coin around to make transaction still be troublesome...(=_=)

So, here come another plastic cash…pre-paid cash

1st destination - HONG KONG
The Octopus card (Hong Kong) launched in 1997, widely used payment system for virtually all public transport in Hong Kong. It is also used for payment at convenience stores, supermarkets, fast-food restaurants, on-street parking meters, car parks, and other point-of-sale applications such as service stations and vending machines. Usage of the Octopus card was extended to the Chinese cities of Shenzhen and Macau in 2006.

Octopus website

2nd destination - SINGAPORE
The EZ-Link card (Singapore) established in 2001, this card is commonly used as a contactless smartcard for paying transportation fees in the city-state's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), Light Rapid Transit (LRT) and public bus services. EZ-Link cards being used for payments in branches of McDonald's, food centres, supermarkets and libraries, and even soft drink purchases from vending machines. The card also serves as a supplementary identification and concession card and some schools in Singapore have also started to adopt the EZ-Link card.

EZ-Link website

last destination - MALAYSIA
The Touch 'n Go card (Malaysia) been use in 1997, it (TnG) usually been use for toll fare of high way (with the mark of TnG & SmartTAG) in whole Malaysia and public transportation (KTM Komuter, RapidKL RAIL, KL monorail, RapidKL BUS) in Selangor. Recently, the system has been expanded and it’s can used for payment of parking, themes park, fast food restaurant, convenience stores, hypermarkets and cinemas in particular branches.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_'n_Go

Touch 'n Go website

Yeah, i can pay my curry with Touch 'n Go

Oops, i think can't use it yet.