Contactless payment jackets allow beggars to accept donations through credit cards
A company in Amsterdam came up with a solution to help the less fortunate.
AMSTERDAM (Web Desk) - A contactless payments jacket has been introduced by a company in Amsterdam which will allow beggars and homeless people to accept credit card payments without touching the person, Dutch magazine Het Parool reported.
In recent years, people have become too reliant on alternative payment options to carry cash around with them and beggars reported getting fewer donations.
To deal with this, Carsten van Berkel and Stefan Leendertse of the Netherlands came up with a solution to help the less fortunate.
They introduced the “Contactless Payment Jacket” for beggars and homeless people which allows people to donate 1 euro ($1.05) to the person who is wearing the smart jacket.
The jacket has a card reader sewn into it, when people want to donate money, all they do is place their credit card next to the jacket for a few seconds and the sum will be automatically debited from their bank account.
The contactless payment jacket also comes with an LCD screen which constantly displays instructions of use.
