FinTech Wednesdays - Edition#22
Transforming Wearables to Payables | Biometric Wearable Platform-as-a-Service | Closed loop cashless payment via Wearables — Wearables in FinTech innovate with customer-centric objectives
In the world of FinTech, the ever-changing customer priorities and advancements in FinTech have aided the rapid growth of Wearables that bring secure, convenient, instantaneous transactions.
Some Benefits of Wearables in FinTech
Wearables provide a wealth of data as they are continuously worn by customers. This ocean of data can be used to enhance experiences and personalize products and services — making use of customer data to deliver smooth and safe transactions
The need for a Customer-centric approach can be fulfilled through real-time data that can be used to target customers with personalised offers and recommendations
The data from Wearables can give detailed insights into the person’s spending behaviour, bank activities, risky behaviour, and much more
Wearable Payment Technologies
Host Card Emulation (HCE) enables payments that are activated by Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, allowing a device to emulate the functionality of a smart card to provide contactless payment capabilities and it can be used for loyalty programs and access control too.
Wearables can be encoded with scan-and-go application barcode scanners for payments that will allow the customer to check out quickly without conventional processes.
Contactless point of sale uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to communicate with the POS terminal and make payments fast, convenient, and secure.
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RFID on wearables like rings, wristbands, and dongles have an embedded chip with an RFID tag that can track the tag’s location or access wearer information, offering many advantages over traditional ID payment devices.
NFC is a short-range wireless technology that enables two devices to communicate when they are near each other, typically no more than a few centimeters, making it convenient to share small amounts of data between devices such as smartwatches, fitness trackers, and clothing.
#1 — Wearable Payment Enabler for timepiece, jewellery, and fashion items
Toronto-based? Tappy Technologies ?is a wearable payment integrator that can convert any wearable accessory into a payment device with the help of EMV Tokenization (EMV Payment Tokenisation enables a payment token to be used in a payment transaction from point of purchase, passing across payment networks between acquirers and card issuers, through to payment authorisation by the card issuer). Biosensors equipped with secure near-field communication (NFC) technology are installed by utilizing Tappy’s patented provisioning technology. Through Tappy’s smartphone app, the users can connect a payment card with the startup’s sensors and activate the payment facility in their connected wearable device. This enables banks, watches, jewellery, and accessory brand owners to integrate contactless payments without in-house product development.
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#2 — Biometric protection enabled wearables giving control and protection
Rome-based? flywallet ?upgrades a wearable device with sustainable and biometrics-enhanced modules for making card-based transactions. Their product, Keyble is an NFC module that functions as a smart wristband or an attachable to other accessories such as watches, straps, and bracelets and contains a fingerprint sensor that authorizes the users’ transactions with registered fingerprints, thus enabling users to make payments without the need for physical cards or pin codes for authentication.
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#3 — Turning any venue or event into a cashless experience without the need for internet
Toronto-based? WristCoin ?develops white-label RFID-enabled wristbands for cashless payment systems at large public events and venues. Their wristbands come ready to use with customizable features such as cashless ticketing, payments, and access control. WristCoin also provides mobile terminals for accepting payments and top-ups that do not require an internet connection. Businesses and event organizers pre-book wristbands with required features from the startup to offer event-goers a cashless experience.
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___________________________________________________________FINTECH quote of the week:
“If you think that the internet has changed your life, think again. The Internet of Things is about to change it all over again!”
— Brendan O’Brien
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