Mastercard’s new ‘True Name’ card will allow transgender people to use chosen name

MY Daily News ^ | 6/17/19 | Karu F Daniels

[zeugma]

I think most of the folks on this thread are looking at this wrong, or at least with a bit of tunnel vision. Yes, absolutely agreed that the reason they are claiming to want to do this is stupid, there are other things that are driving it. I have a mastercard that allows me to create new card numbers for websites on the fly. They can be one-time use, or you can set it up that business xyz always gets presented with card associated with a certain unique number. (This is to combat possible fraud, among other things). So, the card number is largely ephemeral. Why not the name associated with the card?

Already, with the 'chip cards' they have now, the days are essentially gone of the clerk even seeing the card itself anyway. So, would I like to have a "Zeugma" card? Sure. Would it make any practical difference what 'name' is on the card, as long as the financials are ultimately tied to me in any case?

Then there are prepaid cards, that have no name at all on them, and are essentially bearer instruments. If you have the card, you can use it.

Again, the alleged reason they are doing this is lunacy, but the practical ramifications of it aren't really such a big deal. I will be interested in how it's implemented. Could I ask that my card read "John Locke", "Thomas Paine", or "John Galt"? Inquiring minds would like to know.