More than half of those surveyed by Marqueta are interested in having payment chips implanted. In Russia, implants are still in a grey area of the law: neither banned nor permitted.
Patrick Pahuman causes a stir whenever he pays for something in a shop or restaurant: the 37-year-old man doesn't need to use his bank card or mobile phone to pay, as he puts his left hand near a contactless card reader and the payment goes through. Powman can pay with his hand because a contactless payment microchip was implanted under his skin back in 2019... →