Case Study / Situation :

Morning runs without my phone is a breeze these days, yet sometimes i find myself needing to have some cash in hand to buy drinks or even a short toilet pitstop + coffee. And most of the time I lose my RM10 or whatever small cash I bring along. That's why sometimes i wonder when NFC enabled devices specially via smartwatches will be fully utilized here in Malaysia? seems like most mobile eWallets focus on QR code , example my TnG ewallet. (Shell needs qr code, speedmart can accept bar code). A quick search I found that garmin pay has yet to be supported here in malaysia.

Question:
1) Any of you guys have experience using your smartwatch for payment transactions here?
2) What options do we have specifically here in Malaysia.

FAQS
NFC?

How Does NFC App Work?


Easy step-by-step directions to make payments on Android Pay using NFC-enabled smartwatch:


Let's see we have :
1) Android Pay - supported wearables
2) Apple Pay
3) AliPay
4) GarminPay
5) Fitbit Pay - said to be coming into malaysia in 2020 . but no signs so far
6) Samsung Pay
7) ......what else

Some good news I guess

https://www.lowyat.net/2020/218942/garmin-p...h-maybank-card/

I carry my phone with me when I jog. I also carry some bills like rm20 just in case I get thirsty or hungry after my run.

I'm a bit sceptic with Garmin. Last year, they got hacked and it was not possible to sync my phone and my watch for a few weeks. What if my watch had an e-wallet? It seems risky.

I just got my Garmin watch and thought utilize the Garmin pay within, but can't add any of my credit card (mbb, pbe and etc..) does it really works?

This post has been edited by blur19755: Nov 20 2023, 06:54 PM

I check here, no Malaysia in the filter lol
Garmin Pay