MEP EP#211: Credit Card Vigilantes - Skim Reaper Circuit Break - A MacroFab Podcast

MEP EP#211: Credit Card Vigilantes - Skim ReaperPatrick 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?