Mastercard in wearable payment push

partnering with Matchmove and TappyTech, Mastercard have developed a battery less chip which can be embedded in items such as watch bands or fashion accessories to give them payment capabilities. Press release, about a one minute read. Links to partner sites provide deep dive.

Comment: this is an awesome development, and solves a problem myself and many others have experienced with Apple Pay or Google Pay — the phone runs out of charge.