STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN — Around 3,000 Swedish commuters have had biometric microchips implanted in their hands in order to pay for train tickets. <br /> <br />Swedish rail company SJ first introduced the alternative pay option in June, according to BBC. <br /> <br />Commuters who elect to have the RFID chip implanted under their skin are able to have their ticket loaded onto the device. <br /> <br />The implants use Near Field Communication technology similar to contactless credit cards or mobile payments. <br /> <br />When activated by a reader device a few centimeters away information can be transferred between the them using magnetic field induction. <br /> <br />The train conductor then scans the microchip with a smartphone to complete the ticket transaction. <br /> <br />The rail company does not implant the chip for customers. People need to have the procedure done own their own.
