Purewrist is a prepaid credit card issuer in the US that will be offering a wearable wristband form factor called the Purewrist GO. Here is their website:
Contactless payment in the US is moving at a snail’s pace. Since MasterCard seems determined to hinder the VivoKey Apex from processing payments, this seems like a worthwhile avenue to explore in the meantime. Note that this is not a full fledged credit card, simply a reloadable prepaid card. That means users will be subject to predatory fees and delays on the loaded funds becoming available.
The purpose of this thread is to keep all the updates anyone has about acquiring or testing this product in one centralized location.
Here’s a timeline of events for my experience so far:
2020-07-13: I was able to order a purewrist go unit for $35 ($25 for wristband and $10 pre-loaded). I later learned that the shop was not supposed to be public at that time.
2020-08-20: received email that I should be receiving my wristband in 2-3 weeks
From memory there are 2 options… correct?
Prepay and “member”?
I think when I read it, the “member” one sounded like a better choice, (fees, expiry?) and my understanding of the wording at the time was you could transfer from Prepay to “member” which would be ideal if it proves viable for a conversion.
will expire thirty-six months (36) months from the date of issuance
I stopped reading right there. This one is as utterly pointless as all the other payment “solutions” that pop up on this here forum every now and then for the purpose of implantation.
I don’t know if this is just a US thing, but it’s pretty common here. You can purchase two types of “prepaid” credit cards. The first type is a one time use that you load up at purchase and do not need to provide any personal information for. These are limited to $500. The second type is a “reloadable” prepaid credit card that you need to provide personal information for (often including your SSN). You can reload these an unlimited number of times, but they will charge you a fee (usually $5) each time and you may have to wait a few hours/days for the funds to become available.
This “Purewrist GO” starts as a one time use, and then you can transition to a reloadable card at will. It appears to be targeted at parents with teenagers who they want to disperse an allowance to.
Perhaps it bears repeating, so that normal people who think cutting themselves open every 3 years is unacceptable who happen on that thread after it’s grown large enough don’t think it’s a solution to the payment implant problem.
Rest assured I’ll post the exact same comment in the next thread about a NFC wearable that carries an expiry date, that someone else mentions as a potential candidate for implant transformation: at least that way the expiry date information will be indexed by search engines - something that doesn’t happen when people post screenshots.
The card itself is about 2cm x 3cm. The scan looks like other credit cards, probably a smartmx2
Right now it’s loaded with $10 for single use. I’m going to activate it with my info and make it reloadable do that I can try it out with everyday use for a week or two. I’ll let you know how it goes.
your money.
