{"id":9566,"date":"2018-05-07T11:10:04","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T11:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/?p=9566"},"modified":"2018-05-17T08:19:50","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T08:19:50","slug":"barclaycard-expanding-contactless-payment-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/barclaycard-expanding-contactless-payment-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"Barclaycard expanding contactless payment devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>bPay, payment division of the British company Barclaycard is working with seven watch brands to create a new payment tool that is also stylish and functional as a watch. bPay has also joined forces with LBS, a supplier of straps for watches, to bring &#8220;TapStrap&#8221; to the market. 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