Singha Estate Partners with Garmin to Introduce Touch & Go Concept with Garmin Smartwatches for Touchless Building Access in Thailand
Singha Estate has teamed up with Garmin to showcase innovative touchless technology within buildings through Garmin smartwatches, featuring the new Garmin Pay. Under the Touch & Go concept, users can enjoy easy tap-and-go payments, enhancing convenience with smartwatches that support various uses, including travel via BTS, MRT, and BRT as credit cards, Rabbit cards for purchases, and as employee ID cards for Singha Complex to access the office building. This initiative is being piloted at Singha Complex, the first of its kind in Thailand, catering to the new normal lifestyle while promoting health and well-being for building users.
Mr. Sky Chen (third from left), Director of Garmin Thailand, stated, "Garmin smartwatches are packed with smart features that cater to the active lifestyle of today. The Touch & Go concept elevates the experience with Garmin Pay, allowing for easy tap-and-go payments. Users can enjoy the convenience of using the smartwatch for various transactions, including travel and shopping. Recently, Garmin has collaborated with Singha Estate to enhance this experience further by enabling the use of Garmin Pay on Garmin smartwatches as employee ID cards for accessing the Singha Complex office building, marking a pioneering advancement in Thailand. Garmin Pay is an innovation featured on Garmin smartwatches available in various designs, such as the Venu SQ Music, Venu 2, Venu 2S, and Venu 2 Plus, starting at just 8,490 Baht."
Mr. Olar Waisutham (second from left), Director of Retail Business Development at Singha Estate Public Company Limited, explained the collaboration with Garmin, saying, "Given the current situation, health and well-being have become crucial factors for employees in the Next Normal era. Singha Complex, as a leader in lifestyle and office spaces in the Asoke area, recognizes this importance and has developed comprehensive hygiene and well-being measures alongside promoting touchless technology innovations to instill confidence in building users and meet the new lifestyle demands as comprehensively as possible."
The partnership with Garmin to introduce innovation through the Garmin Pay feature for touchless usage marks another step towards success in integrating advanced technology to facilitate tenants and employees at Singha Complex. Users can utilize compatible Garmin smartwatches as employee ID cards for building access under the Touch & Go concept, allowing for easy tap-and-go payments.
Singha Complex has been designed and developed with comprehensive hygiene and well-being measures to ensure cleanliness and safety for all users and tenants, including employees in the building. By integrating Garmin's innovations, it significantly enhances quality of life and safety. Additionally, there is a focus on using energy-efficient and environmentally friendly materials and systems within the building under the Green Concept, such as heat-resistant glass to reduce air conditioning workload, energy-saving light bulbs, and standard air quality control systems, along with electric vehicle charging points. With the concept of Enriching Life, Singha Estate takes pride in being part of creating a better quality of life for a sustainable society.