(CercleFinance.com) – Thales has developed, in collaboration with its partner Handsome, a solution aimed at protecting visually impaired people from fraud or errors made when paying for a purchase.
Thanks to the Thales ‘Voice Payment Card’ – the payment card that speaks – people with blindness or visual impairment will benefit from a safe and autonomous payment experience during their daily purchases.
This connected card ‘whispers’, via a telephone, each step of a transaction in the ear of its owner before the final validation of the amount. An innovation now certified by Visa and Mastercard.
Convinced of the benefits of this unique solution, several banks plan to market it soon.
“We are delighted with the contribution of our innovations to the development of more sustainable and responsible payment solutions,” said Bertrand Knopf, Vice President of Banking and Payment Solutions at Thales.