In-Depth: Fit Pay’s Troubles Indicate Difficult Business Case for Provisioning to Wearables

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Sep 5 2019

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Dan Balaban

NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight –  Given the poor financial results of U.S.-based Fit Pay, it’s becoming clear that the business case for provisioning of payment cards to wearable devices remains difficult.

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