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MEP EP#211: Credit Card Vigilantes - Skim Reaper

Published: Feb. 12, 2020, 8:07 p.m.

MEP EP#211: Credit Card Vigilantes - Skim Reaper
Patrick Traynor

  • CEO of Skim Reaper
  • The Dasburg Family Preeminent Chair in Engineering in the Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering at the University of Florida
Christian Peeters
  • CTO of Skim Reaper
  • Ph.D Student in the Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering at the University of Florida
Skim Reaper
  • What is Skim Reaper
    • How does it work?
    • Behind the name
      • Did you know that when your PCB's first hit our production line we thought you were manufacturing a skimming device!
    • Swipe vs Chip
  • How did you start? What was the beginning of the project?
  • The hardware itself
    • Form Factor challenges
    • Engineering Roadblocks you had to overcome?
  • Growing your business
    • What is your method for getting media coverage to spread the news about the Skim Reaper device
    • Plans for future growth and market expansion
  • So if someone detects a skimmer..what do they do?