ASCHHEIM, Germany, April 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
- All boon by Wirecard customers from
Ireland, Italy, Spain
and Switzerland &
the UK can now use their digital cards to
make secure payments with Fitbit Pay, available on their Fitbit
Ionic and Fitbit Versa smartwatches
Wirecard, the leading specialist for digital financial
technology, has partnered with Fitbit (NYSE: FIT), the leading
global wearables brand, to offer contactless payments using Fitbit
Pay. In the coming weeks, all customers of Wirecard's flagship
product boon will benefit from an extended range of devices they
can use to make secure payments at the point of sale, so they can
leave their physical wallets at home and be mobile phone free. From
now on, users from Italy,
Ireland, Spain, Switzerland
and the UK will be able to add their digital boon cards to Fitbit
Pay and make secure purchases with their Fitbit Ionic or Fitbit
Versa smartwatch devices anywhere Mastercard Contactless is
accepted.
Georg von Waldenfels, Executive
Vice President Consumer Solutions at Wirecard, comments: "We are
proud to announce our partnership with Fitbit, offering our
customers increased flexibility and freedom of choice when
selecting their favorite devices to use their digital boon cards.
boon customers can now even lock away their phones and worry less
about their belongings during sporting activities without
compromising their daily activities."
Fitbit Pay can easily be set-up on Fitbit Ionic and Fitbit Versa
by following the simple steps in the Fitbit mobile app to add a
credit or debit card to the user's Fitbit Wallet*. To pay, they
simply press and hold the left button until the debit or credit
card is seen on the smartwatch screen, and hold the watch against
the payment terminal until a payment confirmation appears on the
device screen.
Fitbit Pay includes many security features. Using an
industry-standard tokenization platform, a user's card
information is never revealed or shared with merchants or Fitbit.
Plus, a personal 4-digit PIN code is chosen by the user during
device set-up for an added layer of protection.
boon by Wirecard is the industry's first fully digitized mobile
payment solution that works completely independent of banks and
network operators.
* Availability at fitbit.com/fitbit-pay/banks
About Wirecard:
Wirecard AG is a global technology group that supports companies
in accepting electronic payments from all sales channels. As a
leading independent supplier, the Wirecard Group offers outsourcing
and white label solutions for electronic payments. A global
platform bundles international payment acceptances and methods with
supplementary fraud prevention solutions. With regard to issuing
own payment instruments in the form of cards or mobile payment
solutions, the Wirecard Group provides companies with an end-to-end
infrastructure, including the requisite licences for card and
account products. Wirecard AG is listed on the Frankfurt Securities
Exchange (TecDAX, ISIN DE0007472060, WDI). For further information
about Wirecard, please visit http://www.wirecard.com or follow us
on twitter @wirecard.
Wirecard media contact:
Wirecard AG
Jana Tilz
Tel.: +49(0)89-4424-1363
E-Mail: jana.tilz@wirecard.com