Bringing a whole new meaning to contactless payments, Barclaycard are trialling a new way to pay this Christmas. You can now pony up by glove.
The new “tap and pay” gloves mean people will be able to pay using woollen gloves as you would with a contatless card. The payment mechanism is woven into the fabric of the garments.
Embedded within the Barclaycard gloves is a small contactless chip linked to a credit or debit card. Like contactless cards, the gloves can be used to pay for transactions of up to £20. You don’t need to enter a PIN.
Contactless payments are increasingly popular for low value transactions. 45 million contactless cards are apparently in circulation already and 300k outlets will let you use them in the UK. Contactless terminals require no conversion to make them compatible with the gloves.
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Crazy,
Just something else to lose, and no good in the summer
LOL Brian, totally retarded idea. Or maybe this is just a step before implants at birth?
Long live the Revolution!! 😉
I can just see how great these would be on the London Underground and in similar situations…. you’ve paid for your travel card, you pop it into the ticket barrier and the lovely NFC reader picks up your glove and charges you again…. Doh!