NEWS
Barcelona City
Council and
Huawei sign
agreement
A
t the Smart City Expo World Congress
(SCEWC) 2019, Huawei and Barcelona
City Council signed a Letter of Intention (LoI)
to collaborate in innovation projects and
facilitate technological investment in the
city. Some areas of cooperation introduced
relate to innovative technologies developed
by Huawei, such as 5G, Smart City application
and Digital Transformation in Barcelona
City. The LoI was signed by Jaume Collboni,
Primer Tinent d’Alcalde, of the Barcelona
City Council and Sun Fuyou, Vice President of
Huawei Enterprise Business Group.
Wirecard’s boon and
SwatchPAY! launch in Germany
The new payment
method is
secure and
uncomplicated
The LoI endorses Huawei’s commitment as
one of the technology partners of Barcelona,
providing technology resources and
facilitating the development of IT innovation.
Huawei is also actively committed to
innovation and R&D, and is constantly
looking for new cutting-edge initiatives to
collaborate the overall economic projection
of the city.
During the event, Sun Fuyou said: “Spain
is a very important market for Huawei. We
established our business here 18 years ago
and our commitment to contribute to the
growth of the digital economy has only
become stronger.
“We have a very close relationship with
Barcelona; a city that welcomes us every
year to showcase our most innovative
technologies at Mobile World Congress, and
Smartcity Expo World Congress. Our will is to
cooperate with the Digital Transformation of
Barcelona and to contribute to making it the
most innovative city in Europe.”
W
irecard, a global innovation
leader for digital financial
technology, is the exclusive payment
partner for the SwatchPAY! launch in
Germany and Austria. With the help
of the mobile payment solution, boon,
consumers can carry out easy and
contactless payments with the brand
new line of Swatch watches.
How it works: via the boon app on their
smartphone, watch owners receive a
virtual Mastercard, which is stored in the
SwatchPAY! app as a means of payment.
The virtual card can be topped up by
credit card or bank transfer. Contactless
payment is very easy: to carry out a
payment, the watch is simply held up
to a compatible terminal in-store and a
signal tone confirms that the payment
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has been completed. Since the power
required is supplied by the terminal,
this process works even when the
watch battery is empty, as opposed to
when paying with smartphones. Like all
conventional Swatch models, the new
SwatchPAY! watches are waterproof to a
depth of 30 metres, making them ideal
companions and payment options when,
for example, going for a swim. As a result,
the traditional wallet can stay at home.
“We are pleased to bring ‘The coolest
way to pay – SwatchPAY!’ to Germany
and Austria,” said Carlo Giordanetti,
Creative Director of Swatch. “It has never
been more convenient to pay, anytime
and anywhere, with the watch on your
wrist. The new method of payment is
secure, uncomplicated and stylish.”
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