Travel and use your fingerprint as currency

In general, tourists can’t travel without credit card. However, it may cause the security problem——lost or stealing .In the nearly future, you won’t have to worry about this kind of problems. You may be able to touch to buy.

Japan as one of the most technologically advanced and innovative countries in the world is developing a new system of currency and is planning to test this fingerprint system in the summer. The payment method will be transformed from precious metals to paper to plastic to flesh. The government hopes to increase the number of foreign tourists by using the system to prevent crime and relieve them from the necessity of carrying cash or credit cards , especially at the tourist population booms in the 2020 Olympics, which will be held in Tokyo. 

The idea is similar to Apple Pay or other mobile payment systems that utilize fingerprint scanning. In order to implement, tourists would have to register their fingerprint and connect them with valuable data, like credit card information, at airports and other official locations. Then, consumers would be able to buy products or pay for services by simply placing two fingers on special devices scattered throughout the country.

Source: http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0002859676

Currently, nearly 300 places of commerce (including stores, restaurants, hotels )are signed up to participate in the initial testing of the payment system , what means people will be able to pay for items in at least 300 shops and hotels just using their fingerprints. Of course, More will be added as the system expands.

Furthermore, this system has already been tested in Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Sasebo, where customers were able to pay via fingerprint in 30 different stores and restaurants. It seems , this system achieved a great success.As a park official noting, “The system has been well received by customers, including those with children, since it saves them the trouble of taking their wallets out.”

It is really a good news for those who live in fear of losing the wallet. All you need to bring is yourself.

Reference: 

http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/japan-fingerprint-currency/
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0002859676
http://news.discovery.com/tech/biotechnology/fingerprints-could-pay-for-everything-in-japan-160414.htm

Jiang yimin & Hu Sha