A wallet consolidator to process a transaction and related methods, are
provided. An embodiment of a wallet consolidator can include a controller
to control operation of the wallet consolidator, and an input device
connected to the controller and positioned to receive a copy of
information. The input device, for example, can include a magnetic stripe
reader/writer for reading and writing magnetic stripes, a bar code
scanner for scanning bar codes, or a keypad, among others, to input user
selections and commands. An embodiment of a wallet consolidator can also
include a memory for storing information provided to the wallet
consolidator, and an output device connected to the controller and
positioned to transmit at least a portion of the information stored in
the memory device to a computer device, e.g., point-of-sale terminal,
dumb terminal, and/or database, located at a point-of-sale, to process a
transaction. The output device can include a wireline communications
interface, a wireless communications interface, a radio frequency (RF)
interface, or an infrared (IR) interface, among others.