Portable e-wallet and universal card

1. A method for use in a system comprising a card reader in communication with a computing device and a universal card in wireless communication with the computing device, wherein the computing device comprises an application and the universal card comprises a secure element and a dynamic magnetic stripe, the method comprising:

reading, by the card reader, card data from a static magnetic stripe of a card;

encrypting, by the card reader, the card data using a key, the card reader having the key stored thereon;

passing the encrypted card data from the card reader to the computing device;

passing the encrypted card data from the computing device to the universal card;

decrypting, by the universal card, the encrypted card data using the key, the universal card having the key stored thereon;

storing the decrypted card data in the secure element of the universal card;

receiving, by the computing device, a user input indicative of the card;

sending, by the computing device to the universal card, a request to write the card data to the dynamic magnetic stripe of the universal card;

receiving, by the universal card, the request to write the card data to the dynamic magnetic stripe of the universal card; and

writing, by the universal card, the stored decrypted card data to the dynamic magnetic stripe of the universal card in response to receiving the request.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the card reader is connected to the computing device via a wired connection.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the wired connection is connected to the computing device via an audio port of the computing device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein encrypting the card data is performed in accordance with a triple data encryption standard.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the key is a base derivation key.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein passing the encrypted card data from the computing device to the universal card comprises passing the encrypted card data from the computing device to the universal card via a short range wireless connection.

7. A system, comprising:

a card reader having stored thereon a key, the card reader configured to read card data from a static magnetic stripe of a card, to encrypt the card data using the key, and to pass the encrypted card data to a computing device; and

a universal card having the key stored thereon, the universal card comprising a dynamic magnetic stripe and a secure element, wherein the universal card is configured to receive the encrypted card data from the computing device via a short range wireless connection, to decrypt the encrypted card data using the key, and to store the decrypted card data in the secure element;

wherein the universal card is further configured to receive a request to write the card data to the dynamic magnetic stripe, and to write the stored decrypted card data to the dynamic magnetic stripe of the universal card in response to receiving the request.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the card reader is configured to pass the encrypted card data to the computing device via a wired connection.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the wired connection is connected to the computing device via an audio port of the computing device.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the card reader is configured to encrypt the card data in accordance with a triple data encryption standard.

11. A method of enabling a user to use a universal card, the method comprising:

storing a key on a card reader;

providing the card reader to a user;

storing the key on a universal card, the universal card comprising a dynamic magnetic stripe and a secure element; and

providing the universal card to the user;

wherein, in response to a static magnetic stripe of a card being swiped through the card reader, the card reader reads card data from the static magnetic stripe, encrypts the card data using the key, and passes the encrypted card data to a computing device, and wherein the universal card receives the encrypted card data from the computing device, decrypts the encrypted card data using the key, and stores the decrypted card data in the secure element of the universal card;

wherein, in response to the universal card receiving a request to write the card data to the dynamic magnetic stripe, the universal card writes the stored decrypted card data to the dynamic magnetic stripe of the universal card.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the card reader is configured to pass the encrypted card data to the computing device via a wired connection that is connected to the computing device via an audio port of the computing device.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the card reader is configured to encrypt the card data in accordance with a triple data encryption standard.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the universal card comprises a secure element and wherein the secure element is configured to store the decrypted card data in the secure element.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the key is a base derivation key.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the universal card is configured to receive the encrypted card data from the computing device via a short range wireless connection.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computing device comprises a mobile phone, and wherein passing the encrypted card data from the computing device to the universal card comprises passing the encrypted card data from the computing device to the universal card via a short range wireless connection.

18. The system of claim 7 , wherein the computing device comprises a mobile phone.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the computing device comprises a mobile phone, and wherein the universal card is configured to receive the encrypted card data from the computing device via a short range wireless connection.