Scrip, the gadget to end compulsive purchases

The parents of Fitbit wristbands create a device that controls spending

   Credit card payments increased by 2.1% in Spain in 2015, reaching 45.6% of the total number of transactions, according to figures from the European Central Bank. Figures that grow every year, thanks to the momentum of new technologies.

However, the payment facilities are causing family spending to increase without paying attention to future problems. Under this premise, the parents of the Fitbit wristbands have launched Scrip.

Thanks to this small digital payment device allows to control the money spent and the balance available in the user's bank accounts.

   Scrip uses communication as Apple Pay and is linked to users' bank accounts. To make a payment, a person has to swipe his or her thumb over the device in a manner similar to counting bills. Then, the device shows the updated balance of the account.

"A fusion of the digital and physical, allows us to return elements that make transactions in cash more painful.The pain that you feel when you spend a lot and the sense of control you acquire when interacting with cash." Scrip bridges perfection the gap between the convenience of digital technology and the need for physics, bringing fiscal responsibility back into our hands, "explain the fathers of this gadget on their website.