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NXP, Garmin to Bring Secure, Convenient NFC Mobile Payments to New Fitness Wearables

Garmin vívoactive 3 and Forerunner 645 Music enable users to securely tap-to-pay with no phone or wallet required.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced that Garmin International, Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., has chosen NXP’s PN80T embedded Secure Element (SE) and Near Field Communications (NFC) solution for the recently launched vívoactive 3 and Forerunner 645 Music featuring contactless payment capabilities.   With NXP’s embedded Secure Element technology and innovative Loader Service provisioning solution, Garmin is able to easily and quickly deploy Garmin PayTM in their products without compromising securi...

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