MICRO CHIPPING: New microchip implants that let you pay with your hand

The use of physical cash has been declining for years, but this trend only accelerated during the pandemic when contactless became the name of the game.

However, hundreds of people are deciding to go much further than simply foregoing chip and pin⁠—by getting a microchip implanted into their skin which can be used instead of a credit card.

British-Polish company Walletmor became the first company to offer NFC (near-field communication) payment chips last year, and claims to have already sold more than 500 of them to willing customers.

The chips can be used anywhere that accepts contactless payments and are considered medically safe.

Walletmor CEO Wojtek Paprota told the BBC: "The implant can be used to pay for a drink on the beach in Rio, a coffee in New York, a haircut in Paris - or at your local grocery store."

He added: "Chip implants contain the same kind of technology that people use on a daily basis. From key fobs to unlock doors, public transit cards like the London Oyster card, or bank cards with contactless payment function."

Those who have had a chip implanted say they get 'priceless' reactions from cashiers. A self-proclaimed biohacker from the Netherlands, Patrick Paumen said that "the procedure hurts as much as when someone pinches your skin."

Currently, the chips only store information locally, don't require a power source, and don't keep much private data on them.

However, some are concerned that they could be used in future as a surveillance tool that tracks people

Professor Nada Kakabadse told the BBC: "There is a dark side to the technology that has a potential for abuse. To those with no love of individual freedom, it opens up seductive new vistas for control, manipulation and oppression.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tech/news/new-microchip-implant-lets-you-26687913

Many scared people about to show up.

Seen

Fast thinkers

Hope it doesn't come to be in Nigeria, before amputation will be the new form of snatching/robbery

Rit

Righteousness don dey find bible verse to counter this one. We are waiting for you sir

Damnnn niggar
Technology my niggar

We don't want.

Pastor Righteousness2, make una dey take am easy o

It’s getting closer. Endtime is here.

they can never produce a microchip one that will make money flow into your account just by smilling at it



mad peps

Whaooo... Oga righteousness over to you.
Don't wanna sound religious but these things are just as predicted in the bible. Hmmm is 666 real ?

Nice

Pastor Righteousness come and see oh

Here we go

Naaaa

Integration of human and machine?!
I want none of it!
Doom is most definitely nigh

I dey wait for that Nigerian doctor that will tell me to bring my hand for this.

The world is already ending... I have watch so many movies that deal with reality... I miss (SEE)

Wonderful

Ok

Damn!
There seems to be no limit to the height technology cannot reach.

As soon as this is ethically accepted in the West, the rest will be history.

Looking for righteousness' post

Na who get money for transactions go even contemplate if the microchip is needed . Since a vast number of Africans are living in poverty, they shouldn't worry about the chip.