A Swatch SA e a Visa Inc, juntamente com a Visa Europe, assinaram um acordo, dando a portadores de cartões Visa nos Estados Unidos, Suíça e Brasil a possibilidade de operações de pagamento através do novo relógio Swatch Bellamy.
O processo pode ser usado globalmente, sem contacto, em todos os postos de pagamentop Visa com tecnologia NFC (near-field communications).
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Fully consistent with the DNA of the pioneering Swiss watchmaker, Swatch Bellamy combines exciting yet functional Swatch design with state-of-the-art payment technology from Visa. It will open a new era of connected commerce, as mobile payment acceptance continues to increase around the world.
Why "Swatch Bellamy"? In his fascinating 1888 novel "Looking Backward 2000-1887", American writer Edward Bellamy envisions a utopian world in which cash has been replaced by credit/debit cards - Bellamy was the first to write about such cards, forty years before anyone else.
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Contactless NFC technology uses high-frequency radio waves to enable electronic devices to communicate over short distances, usually less than 10 cm. Like a prepaid bankcard, a Swatch Bellamy watch allows customers to pay for items using merchants’ contactless POS terminals. Pay-by-the-wrist transactions require absolutely no energy at all from the watch itself, meaning customers can expect the usual battery life of a Swatch.
Swatch Bellamy, in collaboration with Visa, is scheduled to be initially available in early 2016 in the U.S., Switzerland, and Brazil. It was first presented in China, in October 2015.
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