British-Polish startupWalletmorhopes to make this frustrating experience a thing of the past.
Walletmor’s implant is the size of a safety pin and about half a millimeter thick.
The implant is housed in a case made of a biopolymer certified for use with medical devices.
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For one, theres no CVV or expiration date that can be shoulder surfed or copied.
The makers also insist its impossible to track someone using their Walletmor implant.
I think Walletmor are at the forefront of this emerging field.
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Of course, some issues can’t be blamed on Walletmor.
And that’s the bigger issue echoed by both of the early adopters we spoke to.
Moser, for instance, doesn’t like maintaining an extra bank account just for the implant.
Bank cards can be easily replaced.
Chips inside me, not so easily.
So that needs to change," opined Lennon.
But he also appreciates the Catch-22 situation that Walletmor finds itself in.
“Commerce is locked down by multinationals.
“And so we need to support Walletmor.”
“Whilst I want to pay for things with Walletmor, it’s not what I really want.
“It leaves the door open for further updates.”
