Three different concepts have been created as part of the project which saw five students imagine the form and functionality of contactless wearable devices by 2020.
The designs had to be geared specifically towards payments while also challenging the wearable norms that the industry has focused on to date. The resulting concepts included ways of managing loose change digitally, categorising payments made with a hand gesture and integrating fashion, social media and payments into a brooch.
Speaking about the project, Nick Mackie, head of contactless at Visa Europe, said that payment function on a wearable device can become as ubiquitous as ‘the Read full story ›
Source: The Drum