DIGISEQ & ekko teamed up

The leader in wearable payment technology, DIGISEQ, has teamed up with global integrated sustainable fintech, ekko. Customers that use DIGISEQ-enabled devices can now access ekko’s carbon tracking, offsetting, and positive planet impact platform.

Customers who use the DIGISEQ wearable gadget will be able to track their carbon impact thanks to the new relationship via a fast access dashboard. Customers will be able to select from a range of helpful responses to their impact thanks to the ekko infrastructure. These consist of:

• offsets for carbon
• preventing the influx of plastic bottles into our oceans
• Reforestation efforts worldwide

Additionally, DIGISEQ’s vegan-friendly apple skin contactless key fobs will be made available to ekko’s customers and business partners as the first card issuer in the UK. The new fobs will be available to customers and companies in the upcoming months. Employees can utilize the DIGISEQ-powered fobs as digital ID or access control devices. RCOS, the mobile provisioning platform from DIGISEQ, enables this.

Real-time payment data can be provisioned over-the-air to a wearable device via RCOS. Customers benefit from a variety of services and flexible payment options thanks to this. Downloading the white-labeled Manage MiiTM mobile app from DIGISEQ will give you access to the solution for any Android or iOS device. The wearable device can then immediately receive Mastercard payment data via secure tokenization.

Move over, ‘Takeaway’ Season 2 is coming

The collaboration announcement and the beginning of DIGISEQ’s podcast series’ second season are related events. The conversation begins with Oli Cook, co-founder and CEO of ekko, and Angela Davies, head of partnerships, talking about how financial services can play a significant role in our group effort to live more sustainably.

Cook says, “Another significant milestone in our development and impact is enabling DIGISEQ customers to embed sustainability into their wearables. Working together on this journey is incredibly exciting since DIGISEQ is a company that is focusing on how their core business can be a force for good and sustainability.

“I’m genuinely passionate about the chance we have in the fintech community and beyond to educate customers and empower them to make wiser choices. Whether that means making environmentally or financially smarter decisions.

“DIGISEQ is delighted to be working with ekko to deliver such a powerful environmentally friendly payment tool to consumers worldwide,” Davies continued. We understand how important it is for people to see their own environmental impact in order to change their behavior. By being able to quickly and easily make these compensatory decisions, we can also have a significant impact.

Sustainability is a major concern for DIGISEQ. We think that giving customers the option to combine several services onto a single device made of recyclable and sustainable materials can help reduce the enormous amount of plastic that many of us carry around in our pockets and wallets.

“Ekko is not simply getting rid of plastic cards with this fob. Additionally, it continues to give its consumers the option to lower their own carbon emissions. It encourages transactions that directly support green projects. We fully support this functionality because it is complete.

ESG emphasis

With contactless transactions secured in the same way as card or phone NFC payments, DIGISEQ’s mobile personalization and tokenization ensures that all provided payment data is completely protected.

Brands, banks, and issuers can lessen their dependency on generating plastic cards by encouraging the usage of wearable technology. DIGISEQ manages the entire process of over-the-air personalization and payment functionality for the wearable gadget. As a result, banks and distributors save a tremendous amount of time and money.

Additionally, by greatly reducing the quantity of plastic used for cards, this advances sustainability and environmental efforts.