History Main / CreditChip

* ''Manga/TwilightStarSuiAndNeri'' has this as one of the main functions of the multi-purpose card that Shida has, where it can serve as a debit card.

* Mondex was an attempt by Mastercard and the National Westminster Bank to replicate the way cred chips in sf worked - you downloaded "digital cash" onto your Mondex card from a special terminal, in the same way as you'd visit an ATM, and you could then spend that money without additional identity checks. It was launched in Swindon in 1995, where many payphones and buses were installed with card readers, and adopted by several British universities in the following few years, but never managed to become the break-out replacement for cash that its creators envisioned.

* Mondex was an attempt by Mastercard and the National Westminster Bank to replicate the way cred cards in sf worked - you downloaded "digital cash" onto your Mondex card from a special terminal, in the same way as you'd visit an ATM, and you could then spend that money without additional identity checks. It was launched in Swindon in 1995, where many payphones and buses were installed with card readers, and adopted by several British universities in the following few years, but never managed to become the break-out replacement for cash that its creators envisioned.

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'': The future has preloaded cards representing various amounts of credits the characters spend. Obnoxiously wealthy characters will display said wealth by dumping out several cards to pay for items, when it's also been shown to be quite easy to have all credits on a single card. One of Terry [=McGinnis's=] pieces of equipment as Batman is a specially designed card able to give him secret access to Bruce Wayne's wealth.

* In ''VideoGame/TheOuterWorlds,'' Bits are just that, a [[MagicalComputer 1-bit long]] serial code that corresponds to a number on the World Bank's supercomputer mainframe. They're stored on a "Bit Cartridge," which acts as both wallet and debit card (very much NOT credit cards, the {{Mega Corp}}s want their money up front) and looks like a yellow, paisley-patterned SNES cartridge.

* ''Franchise/MassEffect'' uses credit chips despite the fact that most in-game transactions are handled via using omni-tools to transfer funds electronically. The justification for physical credit chips seems to be more for letting Commander Shepard be able to [[KleptomaniacHero loot cash]] from [[CrateExpectations boxes]].

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'': The future has completely preloaded cards representing various amounts of credits the characters spend. Becomes somewhat ludicrous when obnoxiously wealthy characters will display said wealth by dumping out several cards to pay for items, when its also been shown to be quite easy to have all credits on a single card. Funnily enough, one of Terry [=McGinnis=]'s pieces of equipment as Batman is a specially designed card able to give him secret access to Bruce Wayne's wealth.

* In ''Franchise/StarWars'' the Republic and Empire both used credits as currency, with people using chips to exchange credits. ''WesternAnimation/TheCloneWars'' typically portrayed them as small brass sticks.

* In ''Literature/{{Neuromancer}}'', the main character Case uses a credit chip while on the orbital resort, ''Freeside''. He pays for things by tapping the chip against dark plastic panels.

* ''Series/BabylonFive'': Credits are stored on cards that slide into readers, one of which we see in the episode "A Voice In The Wilderness" after Garibaldi gets tricked into paying for Londo's drink.

* On planet Stambul near the beginning of ''VideoGame/SpaceshipWarlock'', the police reward you with a blue "CREDO" card containing 10,000 credits, as a reward for taking down a wanted criminal. One of the citizens even calls this card a "Credit chip".
* ''Franchise/MassEffect'' uses credit chips despite the fact that most in-game transactions are handled via using omni-tools to transfer funds electronically. The justification for physical credit chips seems to be more for letting Commander Shepard be able to [[KleptomaniacHero loot cash]] from [[CrateExpectations boxes]].

* The future in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' has completely preloaded cards representing various amounts of credits the characters spend. Becomes somewhat ludicrous when obnoxiously wealthy characters will display said wealth by dumping out several cards to pay for items, when its also been shown to be quite easy to have all credits on a single card. Funnily enough, one of Terry [=McGinnis=]'s pieces of equipment as Batman is a specially designed card able to give him secret access to Bruce Wayne's wealth.

* Gift cards are an early version of this trope.

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* Credit and debit cards issued in the 2010s often have embedded EMV chips, but these simply contain an access code for the attached account rather than digital cash itself. Pre-loaded debit cards are commonly sold at convenience stores.

* In ''VideoGame/TheOuterWorlds,'' Bits are just that, a 1-bit long serial code that corresponds to a number on the World Bank's supercomputer mainframe. They're stored on a "Bit Cartridge," which acts as both wallet and debit card (very much NOT credit cards, the {{Mega Corp}}s want their money up front) and looks like a yellow, paisley-patterned SNES cartridge.

* ''VideoGame/DeusEx'' Credits are stored on blue Credit Chits that can be picked up throughout the game.