Fit Pay launches Kickstarter campaign for contactless Pebble smartstrap
Pagaré, enables users of Pebble Time, Pebble Time Steel and Pebble Time Round to make secure, contactless payments at millions of retail locations worldwide.
Fit Pay Inc. Monday launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to support the final production and market availability of a payment smartstrap the company has developed for the Pebble Time family of smartwatches, according a press release.
The new smartstrap, called Pagaré, enables users of Pebble Time, Pebble Time Steel and Pebble Time Round to make secure, contactless payments at millions of retail locations worldwide.
"Pagaré adds a compelling new capability to the Pebble Time line up," said Michael Orlando, co-founder and chief executive officer of Fit Pay. "Pagaré gives Pebble Time users access to the simplest, fastest and most secure way to pay."
Pagaré will use NFC technology, combined with card network tokenization, to interact with point-of-sale terminals at retail locations. Fit Pay said Pagaré will leverage the company's trusted payment manager platform, which enables contactless payment capabilities on a wide range of wearable devices.
"We expect Pagaré will really excite our community. It's a great example of how our open platform allows Pebble to become even more useful in the everyday lives of more people," said Eric Migicovsky, founder and chief executive officer of Pebble. "Kickstarter is an amazing platform to showcase this innovative smartstrap."