Tag: Nymi

Wearable devices could be the future of mobile payments

Stephanie Beck
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Wearable technology is beginning to find traction in the mobile commerce space Wearable technology is gaining more attention, especially in the mobile commerce space. As new devices become more available, consumers are likely to use these devices for everyday commerce. While there are very few wearable devices currently available on the market, these devices are likely to become more common within the next five years, and these devices could be equipped with mobile payment technology that makes them more attractive to consumers. Royal Bank of Canada teams with Bionym to…

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Mobile payments test to begin by RBC and MasterCard with heartbeat security

Jesse Collins
Bionym nymi wearable technology mobile payments heartbeat

These giants are trying out identity verification through the use of Bionym wearable technology. The Royal Bank of Canada and MasterCard Inc. are working together with a Canadian startup called Bionym, which has created a wearable technology device called Nymi, and that will now be used in a pilot program to add security to the mobile payments service. The Nymi wearables are a wristband designed to verify the user’s identity through his or her heartbeat. The goal is to be able to use an individual’s cardiac rhythm instead of passwords,…

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Wearable tech award won by Skully at SXSW

L. Green
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This “smart helmet” startup was the winner at the competition at this year’s South by Southwest Interactive festival. Skully has already been making technology news headlines with its augmented reality motorcycle helmets, but now they have been boosting their recognition after having been named the best wearable tech company at the SXSW festival. This smart helmet managed to win above 47 other competitors in the six award categories. Aside from wearable tech, the other categories were health, entertainment/content, social, enterprise/big data, and innovative world technologies. Each category was narrowed down…

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