Wearable Payments news and trends

NEW REPORT: With The Fitbit Ionic, Can Contactless Payments Become The Latest Workout Craze?
Intelligence of Things // September 29, 2017

A smartwatch can act as a personal trainer that motivates the user to reach daily exercise goals. And, as smartwatches have enjoyed consumer popularity, it seems that there are opportunities for the devices to add new capabilities and play different roles. When Fitbit’s latest smart...

Token Starts Presale For Its Biometric-Based Wearable Ring
Innovation // June 28, 2017

Token has launched the presale for its biometric-based wearable electronic ring that can allow its users to make wearable payments, power up a computer and part doors — all by simply waving a finger. According to news from TechCrunch, the ring is integrated with Mastercard, Microsoft, Visa,...

Paying By Coffee Cup Easy Thanks To Australian Telco Optus
Mobile Payments // November 21, 2016

Why shouldn’t your coffee cup be able to make mobile payments? That’s the question Australian telco Optus must have been thinking when it slapped an NFC chip inside coffee cups. According to a report, Optus is partnering with Frank Green, which makes reusable so-called “smart” cups...

Visa’s NFC Payment Ring Comes To Olympics
Payment Methods // June 03, 2016

Visa just rolled out the next generation of payments wearables: an NFC-enabled payment ring. And it’s bringing it to the Olympics for the Visa-sponsored athletes to use at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. This is the first prototype of its kind to be backed by Visa....

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Token Starts Presale For Its Biometric-Based Wearable Ring

June 28, 2017
Token has launched the presale for its biometric-based wearable electronic ring that can allow its users to make wearable payments, power up a computer and part doors — all by simply waving a finger. According to news from TechCrunch, the ring is integrated with Mastercard, Microsoft, Visa, HID, FitPay and the FIDO Alliance and uses a combination […]

Paying By Coffee Cup Easy Thanks To Australian Telco Optus

November 21, 2016
Why shouldn’t your coffee cup be able to make mobile payments? That’s the question Australian telco Optus must have been thinking when it slapped an NFC chip inside coffee cups....

Visa’s NFC Payment Ring Comes To Olympics

June 03, 2016
Visa just rolled out the next generation of payments wearables: an NFC-enabled payment ring. And it’s bringing it to the Olympics for the Visa-sponsored athletes to use at the Rio...

Swatch-Visa Smartwatch Set To Launch In US Early 2016

November 30, 2015
Swatch’s smartwatch that will enable payments from Visa cardholders in the U.S., Switzerland and Brazil is set to launch in early 2016, the company confirmed. Details about the Swatch Bellamy...