Wristwatch With Built-in Credit Card

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By maverickmonk



A bank in Turkey has teamed up with MasterCard to offer the world's first watch with a PayPass-enabled credit card built in.

PayPass is a special technology enabled on credit cards and keytags that allow consumers to pay for smaller purchases by just tapping it onto a special sensor. Sure, we have the mini-Fast Pass to pay for gas, but we're talking a credit card here, people.

Want a Burger King or a Starbucks? Just tap your new watch on the PayPass reader to make the equivalent of a credit card purchase. The PayPass watch allows users to make purchases under 15 euros, with no signature or PIN required. For that Gucci purse, you'll need to leave a signature.

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lordwarwizard  says:
17 months ago

One part of me thinks this is way cool. Another part thinks that it's best to approach this new development in technology cautiously. Watches are not the most sturdy of equipment and a robber would find it easier to rob you of a watch than a credit card. (Or is it the other way round? Beats me since I haven't tried robbing before. :P)

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bluewings  says:
17 months ago

If the credit limit is raised and the price of the watch brought down,I might have a closer look,lol.:-D

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