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MasterCard’s High Tech Wearables Play

November 04, 2014
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MasterCard’s High Tech Wearables Play

November 04, 2014
MasterCard and Canadian wearables startup Bionym are preparing to test a heartbeat-monitoring wristband as a payments authentication device, Canada’s Business News Network reported on Monday (Nov. 3). The Bionym Nymi Band, which is expected to ship later this year, uses an NFC chip as a credit-card replacement. However, the device is locked unless it detects […]