Yes, when the shielding is built in properly rather than bolted on. Every Vaultskin wallet has an RFID-blocking lining that works on the Faraday cage principle: it shields the card compartments, so a reader cannot power up and talk to the contactless cards inside. Take a card out and it pays exactly as normal.

Test it yourself. Hold the closed wallet with a contactless card inside against an NFC-enabled phone or a shop terminal. If nothing reads, the lining is doing its job. Plenty of wallets are sold as “RFID” with no shielding at all; ours is integrated into the card compartments of every wallet we make.

That is the whole idea. MOORGATE and BRIXTON are designed for discreet front-pocket carry, and the rest of the range is built to hold what you actually use without the brick-in-your-jacket bulk.

Slim card holders like MOORGATE or CHELSEA if you carry cards and little else. MANHATTAN for a classic bifold. NOTTING HILL or MAYFAIR if you want a zip-around that also takes coins and a key. BROMPTON if you prefer a money clip. All of them are RFID-blocking.

Contactless is everywhere, and so are the readers. An RFID-blocking lining is a one-time, no-maintenance layer of privacy that helps protect your contactless cards from unauthorized scanning while they sit in your pocket.