xiaomi: Xiaomi will soon let you make online payments from the strap of your smart band – Times of India

Xiaomi has teased an innovative concept for making online payments. Xiaomi Chief Business Officer Raghu Reddy tweeted about launching a strap for smart band that will allow users to make payments. Dubbed as the Xiaomi NFC Pay Strap, the strap will be powered by NFC to enable contactless payments.
The company did not reveal much about the technology or as to how it will work but it said that the Xiaomi NFC Pay Strap will be launched in India. In fact, Xiaomi India is already said to be working with RuPay, RBL bank and payments partner Zeta.

The strap looks similar to any ordinary silicone strap of a smart band and has the NFC logo as a differentiator.
Meanwhile, Xiaomi recently launched the Mi Smart Band 6 hain India. The Mi Smart Band 6 has been launched at Rs 3,499. The Mi Smart Band 6 houses a 1.56-inch full-screen AMOLED touch display that offers 326PPI, 450 nits of brightness and approximately 50% more screen space than its predecessor. For personalisation, Mi Smart Band 6 offers more than 80 watch faces.
In terms of features, the Mi Smart Band 6 comes with SpO2 monitoring that helps monitor blood oxygen saturation levels. Besides that, it also offers accurate heart rate monitoring, sleep tracking (including REM and sleep breathing quality), stress monitoring and breathing exercises. Additionally, it features women’s health tracking that helps record the menstrual cycle/ovulation phases and provides reminders. The Mi Smart Band 6 comes with support for 30 fitness modes and of those 30.