Wearables

Wirecard, Mastercard Expand Existing Partnership For Contactless Payments
Wirecard, Mastercard Expand Existing Partnership For Contactless Payments
July 17, 2018  |  Wearables

Wirecard and Mastercard announced plans to expand their existing partnership to promote digital, contactless payments via wearables. As of today (July 17), the expanded partnership...

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FitPay: The Market Is Ripe For Pays
FitPay: The Market Is Ripe For Pays
June 27, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

Consumers are getting comfortable with the idea of interactive contactless payments. As with any new technology, concerns around usage and security have abounded, but alternative...

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Wearables As The New Payment-Enabled Room Keys
Wearables As The New Payment-Enabled Room Keys
June 27, 2018  |  Wearables

Pod-style lodging is breaking the hospitality mold by combining the best of hotels and hostels — and serving guests who want a middle ground between the two styles...

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Will Kids Be Key To Cracking The Wearables Code?
Will Kids Be Key To Cracking The Wearables Code?
June 14, 2018  |  Wearables

The Fitbit Ace, the wearable company’s latest $100 offer geared specifically to children, is officially out on the market. Designed for children eight and up,...

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Marc Jacobs Launches First Wear OS Smartwatch
Marc Jacobs Launches First Wear OS Smartwatch
June 08, 2018  |  Retail

Marc Jacobs is launching its first Wear OS smartwatch, joining the brand’s line of hybrid smartwatches. According to Tech Radar, the Marc Jacobs Riley Touchscreen...

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Fitbit Versa Smartwatch Shipments Top 1M
Fitbit Versa Smartwatch Shipments Top 1M
June 05, 2018  |  Wearables

Fitbit announced that it has shipped more than one million Fitbit Versa devices since they went on sale on April 16. In addition, more than...

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Five At Five: McDonald’s, Uber Eats Team Up For Breakfast
Five At Five: McDonald’s, Uber Eats Team Up For Breakfast
May 24, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news you might have missed. Today’s stories focus on McDonald’s new breakfast...

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Apple Ships 3.8M Apple Watches In Q1
Apple Ships 3.8M Apple Watches In Q1
May 24, 2018  |  Apple

Apple led the charge in the wearable band market during the first quarter of this year, with Canalys finding that the company shipped 3.8 million...

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FitPay CEO: Tokenization And Wearables Mean Identities Are Our Data  
FitPay CEO: Tokenization And Wearables Mean Identities Are Our Data  
May 07, 2018  |  News

Beyond the fitness tracker, wearables are catching on.  Get ready for the device as data conduit, as tracker of different sorts, from patient information to...

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