Oberthur Technologies will offer its digital payment enablement technology, including digital security, EMV hardware and operating system, to Inamo for its CURL wearable. The company is also working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on a pilot program that allows customers in certain states to pay their bills using cryptocurrency. The device is being rolled out in Australia, aimed at participants in water or other outdoor sports, with a limited number available from January at a cost of AUD 19.99 per month.
Oberthur Technologies will offer its digital payment enablement technology, including digital security, EMV hardware and operating system, to Inamo for its CURL wearable. As well as allowing customers to make payments wherever Visa Wave is accepted, CURL is "rugged, waterproof" and needs no power to function. The device is being rolled out in Australia, aimed at participants in water or other outdoor sports, with a limited number available from January at a cost of AUD 19.99 per month.