As contactless payment continues to expand beyond cards and smartphones, secured wearable devices are becoming an increasingly important part of the digital payments ecosystem. A recent announcement from Java Card Forum member Infineon Technologies highlights this trend, with the introduction of SECORA™ Connect X and SECORA™ Wallet with SECORA™ Token Requestor for enabling secured contactless payments in smart wearables.

Infineon’s release points to growing demand for NFC-enabled devices, including smart watches, smart rings, sports watches and fitness trackers. Its SECORA™ Connect X solution uses a Secure Element to store payment credentials directly on the chip, rather than in the cloud, helping to provide a strong security foundation for wearable payment services. Combined with SECORA™ Wallet and SECORA™ Token Requestor, the solution supports card digitisation, payment tokenisation and branded wallet applications.

For the Java Card community, this is a strong example of the benefits Java Card technology brings to modern secured applications. Infineon notes that Java Card and GlobalPlatform standards support seamless integration through development tools, while pre-certified applets and available memory help developerscreate customised NFC and Bluetooth-enabled applications.

Java Card’s proven strengths (security, interoperability, flexibility and a mature development ecosystem) make it well suited to applications where trusted credentials must be protected in compact, power-efficient devices. In wearable payments, these benefits help manufacturers accelerate innovation while supporting the standards-based security and certification requirements expected across the global payments industry.

Infineon also highlights its contribution to industry bodies including the Java Card Forum, GlobalPlatform, EMVCo, ISO and the NFC Forum. This collaborative standards-based approach is central to the continued evolution of secured digital services, from payments and identity to IoT and connected devices.

Read Infineon’s full press release here: https://www.infineon.com/market-news/2026/infcss202605-091

Application page SECORA™ one-stop-shop for wearable payments: https://www.infineon.com/applications/security-solutions/payment-solutions/one-stop-shop-wearable-payments

Product page SECORA™ Connect X: https://www.infineon.com/products/security-smart-card-solutions/secora-security-solutions/secora-connect-solutions/secora-connect-x

Product page SECORA™ Wallet and SECORA™ Token Requestor: https://www.infineon.com/products/security-smart-card-solutions/secora-security-solutions/secora-wallet-and-secora-token-requestor