A strap for a classic watch with a contactless payment function

Starting a revolution in everyday life using wearable technology is no longer a vision of the future - it is happening here and now. According to a Fortune Business Insights report from October 2024, 1.2 billion wearable devices are already in use around the world. A significant part of them offer a contactless payment function, which is no longer surprising - the simplicity and convenience of such a solution are winning the hearts of users. Every day we reach for technologies that save time and eliminate the need to carry unnecessary items. There is no easier payment method than bringing your wrist close to the terminal.

What is Invis Strap?

Invis Strap is a strap for a classic watch that combines traditional elegance with modern contactless payment technology. Available in various models, colors and sizes, it allows you to adjust to your individual needs. We produce them in cooperation with the German manufacturer RIOS1931 from Augsburg - a family company with almost a hundred years of tradition. For three generations, RIOS1931 has been using craft techniques such as the Swiss full-bugg method, hand-painted edges or saddle seam, ensuring the highest quality of workmanship. The combination of traditional, hand-made perfection with constant evolution has made RIOS1931 watch straps a unique product. 

Tradition meets innovation here, and Invis technology takes these straps to a new dimension of use.

Paying with the Invis Strap. How makes it work? 

The payment functionality was developed in cooperation with Fidesmo. The Fidesmo application allows you to tokenize your payment card and upload it to your watch strap. The built-in passive NFC chip allows you to make contactless payments in a simple and safe way, in accordance with the rules of your card. 

You can connect the Invis strap with cards from over 300 banks - the list of these banks and cards is constantly growing and you can easily check here whether your card is on it. If you do not see your card on this list, the ideal solution for you is the application of our British partner, Curve. This digital wallet allows you to combine multiple cards into one and is available for all Visa and Mastercard cards issued in Europe, excluding Switzerland (where we have many banks connected directly). The tokenization service is free of charge, and Invis provides its users with a refund of the costs of setting up a Curve card. We also do not charge any commission when you pay using the Invis Strap.

Benefits of using Invis Strap

• No need to charge - the device works completely passively.
• Phone only needed for configuration - after uploading the card, you can leave your smartphone at home.
• No need for an Internet connection when paying.
• Universal - supports European Visa and Mastercard cards, providing payments worldwide.

The future - utility returns to the classic watch

The future of wearable devices is a constant search for even greater utility, comfort and a multitude of applications. Also increasing security, certainly using biometrics, which will change the wearable industry. In our case, there is a desire to use everyday items that we are used to and simply like to wear.

Such an item is a classic watch and its heritage and the huge emotional charge that this product carries. It is often extremely valuable to the owner, not only because of its market value, it is often a family heirloom or a gift. In this way, thanks to Invis Wearables, classic watches are starting a new-old path in their long history. They will always be fashionable, beautiful, desirable and loved. Now they are starting to be useful again, in a new way, for the new digital world.

Invis will certainly accompany you on this journey, in which we will try to open doors with a watch strap and look at what can be done with a butterfly buckle.