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The Original Cardprotector
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Explore the wallet categories on our homepage. Here you can easily compare their specifications. Or use our shop filters to narrow down your options based on card capacity, preferred colour, or desired material.
On each product page, you'll find information about the wallet's size, weight, card capacity, leather type and environmental impact, including water use, and CO2 emissions.
Have a look at our overview of all leather types to learn about their unique qualities and choose the one that best suits your style.
If you want to experience the feel and quality of our wallets firsthand before choosing, visit a local store to find the right wallet. You can find your local store here.
Picking the right wallet from the start ensures you're happy with your choice and helps us cut down on unnecessary returns and CO2 emissions from shipping.
The aluminium Cardprotector can hold 4 to 6 cards, depending on their thickness. The higher the number of cards with embossed details, the fewer cards the Cardprotector can hold in total. The mechanism also works with just one card, so it isn’t necessary to fill the Cardprotector completely.
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The Cardprotector is the most minimalist wallet in our collection. An additional Moneyband or Slide can be added to the Cardprotector to extend your everyday set-up – ideal for a few extra cards or business cards. The Cardprotector is integrated into all our leather wallets. These wallets provide enough space for 4 to 6 cards in the Cardprotector and room for cash, receipts, business cards and less frequently used cards in the leather exterior. The leather part of our Miniwallet and Twinwallet provides space for at least 4 extra cards. The Slimwallet has a wider cut, providing space for at least 6 extra cards. From the Cardprotector to the Twinwallet, there is a wide range of compact solutions to suit almost everyone.
The Cardprotector is made for standard credit-card size plastic cards. The Cardprotector is not suitable for paper cards such as business cards, because they can jam the mechanism. However, the Moneyband, Cardslide, Miniwallet, Slimwallet and Twinwallet do provide space for paper cards, cash and receipts.
Despite their compact size, our wallets can hold a surprisingly large number of notes. We’re often asked how banknotes should be placed in the Moneyflap of our leather wallets. There is no single answer to this. Every wallet becomes personal once it’s being used, and that also applies to storing banknotes.
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There are two methods we recommend. The first is to slide notes down horizontally, so there is no need to fold the money. Another way is to open the Moneyflap and place the notes vertically. By folding back the Moneyflap, the cash is held securely in the wallet and takes up very little space.
The aluminium Cardprotector protects cards against bending, breaking and unwanted RFID and NFC communication.
This is a practice, also known as digital pickpocketing, where your cards are read, activated, or copied from a distance. Criminals can commit this identity theft with the use of RFID readers, without ever touching your wallet. The frequencies of the RFID / NFC tag can’t penetrate aluminium, making the Cardprotector like a firewall against this unauthorised reading and copying of data.
Radio-Frequency IDentification (RFID) and Near Field Communication (NFC) are wireless communication methods. A chip and an antenna provide the ability to be activated and read remotely. It’s convenient – there is no need to take your card out of your wallet to pay or check in. It makes payment easier and faster, but does involve a risk, because criminals could activate unprotected cards remotely and steal your money or personal data unnoticed. The Cardprotector is the heart of our wallets and protects against these risks because the radio waves cannot penetrate the aluminium case. This has been tested by TNO/TÜV, an independent European organisation that validates the safety of products.
RFID has been in use for decades and is a forerunner of NFC. Unlike an NFC card, an RFID card does not usually have a memory, so it functions as a wireless barcode that only transmits its own serial number. NFC is a smarter technology and can store small amounts of data. One example is a public transport card, which stores when and where it has been used so that the conductor can access this data without any internet connection.
Both RFID and NFC have two types: active and passive. The major difference between these two is the energy supply. Active types of RFID and NFC are supplied with power and can communicate wirelessly on their own. The passive type does not have a power supply and communicates only when activated by an external reader. This is why modern cards are not equipped with a battery. From the outside, it’s often not possible to recognise which type of communication is in use. The distinction can be made, however, by looking at the application. Some examples can be found below:Passive (no power supply) Active (own power supply) RFID (serial number) Access cards Tracking chips NFC (data) Bank cards, travel cards Smartphones Many travel cards, business access cards and the latest credit and debit cards have an RFID or NFC tag. These cards can be recognised by one of the following logos:
RFID readers can be used to scan a card from a metre away. When RFID / NFC cards are completely inside the Cardprotector, this wireless communication is blocked and the cards are fully protected. In use, when the cards are slid out a few centimetres, the wireless signal is weak, but sufficient for communication over a short distance. This way your privacy remains secured in the best possible way.
Secrid wallets provide the same amount of protection as traditional wallets. Currently there are no standards for measurement of magnetic field protection, so the degree of protection cannot be expressed as a number or percentage. The best protection from magnets remains distance.
Magnets can damage magnetic stripe cards. The magnet’s strength and time of exposure influence how much damage can be caused. Long exposure to the weak magnetic closure on a bag is more likely to damage the card than brief exposure to a strong magnet.
The type of magnetic stripe card also influences the amount of damage a magnet can do. There are HiCo (High Coercivity) and LoCo (Low Coercivity) cards that are characterised by the properties of the magnetic stripe. LoCo cards can be written with a lower magnetic field, and as a result, strong magnetic fields can change and/or erase its data. It’s a similar process to overwriting cassette tapes back in the day. Examples of modern applications of LoCo cards are parking, hotel or gift cards. HiCo cards, for instance older payment cards, are more resistant to external forces but remain sensitive to magnets.
In practice, the magnetic stripe on cards is hardly being used anymore. We’ve gone from swiping to inserting the card and contactless payment. Over the years, cards have been improved by the addition of a chip and an antenna, making their usage smarter and more effortless. As new global standards aren’t made in a day, most modern payment cards contain both a magnetic stripe and a chip. As regular magnets only affect the magnetic stripe, modern cards can’t be damaged significantly by the proximity of a magnetic field.Can be damaged by magnets Can be activated by hackers Secrid wallets provide extra protection Magnetic stripe Yes No — Chip Yes No — RFID / NFC antenna No Yes Yes
Pode limpar o Cardprotector com um pano macio e sabão, enxaguando com água morna. Certifique-se de que o mecanismo está seco antes de voltar a utilizar a sua carteira.
Se o estojo da sua carteira ficar sujo, a forma recomendada de o limpar depende do tipo de material de que a carteira é feita.
Estojo impermeável
Limpe o estojo com um pano húmido. É pouco provável que o material absorva água ou outros fluidos. Não utilizar qualquer tipo de graxa.
Absorvente
Recomendamos que não lave a carteira. O uso de água pode mudar a cor. Se a sua carteira ficar molhada, use um pano macio para a secar cuidadosamente.
Yes. If the mechanism of your Secrid wallet doesn’t work properly, you can bring it to one of the Secrid Care & Repair Points to be repaired. If you’re not able to visit a Secrid Care & Repair Point or more than the mechanism needs to be repaired, please fill out this repair form.
Note: Retailers may charge a small fee for this service, and not all locations offer the same options. We recommend calling ahead to avoid surprises. Repairs are often completed while you wait.As a consumer, you have a legal guarantee. This means that the product you bought is not damaged and does not become defective within its average expected lifetime, with normal use. If it does, you are entitled to a free repair or replacement of the product. There is therefore no fixed term for the legal guarantee.Â
Secrid also offers a manufacturer's warranty. You can extend this warranty by registering your product. These are the warranty periods for our products from the various collections:Â
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- All collections except Premium(+): standard 2 years + 1 year after registration -> 3 years total.
- Premium collection: standard 4 years + 1 year after registration -> 5 years totalÂ
- Premium+ collection: standard 5 years + 2 years after registration -> 7 years total.Â
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Our manufacturer's warranty does not affect your statutory warranty rights.If your Secrid product becomes defective within the warranty period, we will repair your wallet free of charge. It does not matter which part is involved. Please fill in this form to submit your repair request.Â
If the mechanism of your wallet is defective, you can also have it repaired at a Secrid Retailer. Please bring the proof of purchase with you.
Note: Retailers may charge a small fee for this service, and not all locations offer the same options. We recommend calling ahead to avoid surprises. Repairs are often completed while you wait.
If you have any questions about our warranty policy, please send an e-mail to .Â
It is our ambition to keep distances within our supply chain as short as possible. In our local production policy, we have stated that we prefer suppliers who are closest to our assembly locations, as long as they can provide the quality and craftsmanship required to make products that can last as long as possible. As a result, most parts are produced in the Netherlands and others in Italy. Together with our 50 suppliers, we can ensure high-quality products, good working conditions and care for the environment. Our products are assembled daily with precision and enthusiasm in social enterprises in Delft, Leiden and Haarlem. You can read more about our production process here.
We recognise that being in business means creating both positive and negative impact on people, animals, and our planet. Although sustainability has been a part of the Secrid DNA since making the first Cardprotector locally in 2009, we don’t call ourselves a sustainable company. For us sustainability is part of our holistic design approach, where each choice is carefully considered. Deciding to produce locally and other measures may have increased the price of our products, but also resulted in creating products in a way we can be proud of. We think design with longevity in mind is at the cornerstone of making products that have the power to be more valuable over time while reducing the impact on the environment. That is why we focus on creating high-quality consciously produced pocked-sized essentials that can stand the test of time. For more information, check out our sustainability page.
