Cash App Launches $25 NFC Payment Wand, Capping First Tag Drop at 10,000
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Updated · WIRED · Jun 4
Cash App Launches $25 NFC Payment Wand, Capping First Tag Drop at 10,000
3 articles · Updated · WIRED · Jun 4
Summary
$25 buys Cash App card users a pearlescent tap-to-pay wand that works anywhere contactless debit payments are accepted, turning the launch into the debut of its new Cash App Tags hardware line.
NFC-enabled Tags link to a Cash App account by tapping them to the back of a phone, require no Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or batteries, and then function like a registered debit card.
About 10,000 wands will be released in this limited drop as Block tests which Tag formats users and business partners want before rolling out more categories later this year.
Block says the goal is to make payments visible and expressive again, with future Tags potentially woven into clothing or built into jewelry.