08-Jan-18, The Verge
Sprint, partnering with Dynamics Inc, has come up with a battery-powered payment card. The card functions as a debit, credit, prepaid, multi-currency, or loyalty card, depending on the user's preference.
%20Dynamics%20Inc.jpg "Sprint reveals first self charging digital payment card (c) Dynamics Inc")
Image: Dynamics Inc.
The card has almost 200 internal parts including a cellphone chip and antenna, a battery and organic recharging chip for self-charging, a programmable magnetic strip, EMV chip, and contactless chip. The card has a 65,000-pixel display and UI, so a user can switch between different cards and screens.
The card is called a Wallet Card and since it is a digital card, banks can distribute it anywhere at any time, and users can activate it at once. In the same vein, the card can be replaced by a courier within hours.