Wearable computing device-powered chip-enabled card

A method comprising:

• detecting, by a wearable computing device including a conducting element in contact with a user's body, that a chip-enabled card is proximate to the wearable computing device, wherein the chip-enabled card is paired to the wearable computing device;
• based on the chip-enabled card being proximate to the wearable computing device, transmitting, by the wearable computing device, a specific signal associated with the chip-enabled card through the conducting element that is in contact with the user's body;
• and
• receiving, by the wearable computing device, a notification indicating whether the chip-enabled card is powered by the specific signal.

A chip-enabled card comprising:

• a touch pad;
• a receiver configured to receive a signal from a wearable computing device through the touch pad when a portion of a user's body is in contact with the touch pad, wherein the chip-enabled card is paired to the wearable computing device;
• and
• an integrated circuit chip connected to the receiver and configured to:
• determine whether the signal is a specific signal associated with the chip-enabled card;
• based on the received signal being the specific signal associated with the chip-enabled card, power the integrated circuit chip using the specific signal;
• and
• based on the integrated circuit chip being powered, emit a signal to perform a transaction with an external device.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a chip-enabled card including a touch pad, a signal from a wearable computing device through the touch pad when a portion of a user's body is in contact with the touch pad, wherein the chip-enabled card is paired to the wearable computing device;
• determining, by the chip-enabled card, whether the signal is a specific signal associated with the chip-enabled card;
• based on the received signal being the specific signal associated with the chip-enabled card, powering an integrated circuit chip of the chip-enabled card using the specific signal;
• and
• based on the integrated circuit chip being powered, emitting a signal to perform a transaction with an external device.