In one embodiment an apparatus includes a housing; a user authenticator, supported
by the housing, that authenticates an identity of a user; at least one memory,
supported by the housing, that stores transaction information for at least first
and second media; and at least one output, supported by the housing, that releases
at least a portion of the transaction information to a point-of-sale (POS) terminal
after the user authenticator has authenticated the identity of the user. In another
embodiment, a method involves steps of: storing transaction information for at
least first and second media in a memory of a device; receiving as input a user's
selection of one of the at least first and second media; displaying a visual indication
to the user regarding which of the at least first and second media has been selected;
and transferring at least a portion of the transaction information from the device
to a point-of-sale (POS) terminal.