"To connect the UniFi Travel Router to a guest network, open the UniFi Mobile App and select a nearby wireless network. If the network has a captive portal, it will automatically forward to your mobile device for login."
It likely relies on the travel router cloning the MAC address of your phone or whatever you use to authenticate. That way the hotel just thinks the travel router is your phone.
Super cool! Looks like they are starting to sell pretty quick. Have you considered allowing people to show the company name in different typefaces to help "try them on"?
Monzo’s goal is to build the best bank account in the world. Our mission started in the UK where we now have more than 5 million customers. We’re just getting started in the US so you’ll be one of our first US-based engineers, joining a small team at the beginning of our journey with lots of opportunities and autonomy.
Monzo’s goal is to build the best bank account in the world. Our mission started in the UK where we now have more than 5 million customers. We’re just getting started in the US so you’ll be one of our first US-based engineers, joining a small team at the beginning of our journey with lots of opportunities and autonomy.
Monzo’s goal is to build the best bank account in the world. Our mission started in the UK where we now have more than 5 million customers. We’re just getting started in the US so you’ll be one of our first US-based engineers, joining a small team at the beginning of our journey with lots of opportunities and autonomy.
Assuming we're talking about bank card transactions, SMS confirmations for every purchase are not really possible. The issuing bank has a very short amount of time to respond to an authorization request message. By the time you've sent an SMS, unlocked your phone and replied, the merchant terminal or payment network operator would have timed out.
Decline the first one, send an SMS, user interaction, run the transaction again, now it goes through. This is pretty much exactly how I use my Revolut card at the moment.
There doesn't seem to be much information publicly available regarding how payment networks manage transactional FX risk exposure, but I did find this:
MasterCard enters into transactions in derivative financial instruments, typically in the form of foreign currency forward contracts, to manage risk associated with anticipated receipts and disbursements which are either transacted in a non-functional currency or valued based on a currency other than its functional currencies. MasterCard also enters into foreign currency forward contracts to offset possible changes in value of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies due to foreign exchange rate fluctuations. MasterCard does not engage in proprietary trading of derivatives. Its objective for entering into transactions in derivative financial instruments is to reduce exposure to transaction gains and losses resulting from fluctuations of foreign currencies against its functional currencies. MasterCard engages in derivatives transactions solely and exclusively for the purpose of hedging foreign currency exchange risk incurred in the operation of its business.
As noted above, MasterCard has approximately 20,000 customers, and processes payment card transactions from more than 210 countries and territories. MasterCard derives approximately 60% of its revenue from outside of the United States. Given the global reach of our company, we are deeply impacted by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates in the operation of our business. MasterCard generates revenues and incurs expenses that are either transacted in, or valued based on, currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. For example, MasterCard charges its customers assessment fees for various services it provides to its customers, including the use of the MasterCard brand globally. These assessment fees are typically a percentage charge on a customer's total volume of transactions incurred on MasterCard-branded cards. Because of MasterCard's global presence, transactions effected in foreign currencies are converted into U.S. Dollars and the percentage charge (i.e., assessment fee) is calculated on this converted U.S. Dollar volume. Hence, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates impact the amount of U.S. Dollar assessment revenue MasterCard collects. Similarly, given our global footprint, we make significant expenditures and incur significant contractual obligations to make future expenditures in countries around the world for commercial activities, such as marketing, advertising, payroll and operations. These expenditures and obligations may be denominated in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. This exposes MasterCard to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. In addition to our transactional exposures, we also hedge balance sheet assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. From time to time, MasterCard is also exposed to foreign exchange risks arising from overseas acquisitions.
from the FAQ https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/utr