{"id":394585,"date":"2017-06-06T15:41:22","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T15:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/06\/06\/new-app-stops-you-from-spending-money-when-youre-drunk\/"},"modified":"2017-06-06T15:41:22","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T15:41:22","slug":"new-app-stops-you-from-spending-money-when-youre-drunk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/06\/06\/new-app-stops-you-from-spending-money-when-youre-drunk\/","title":{"rendered":"New App stops you from spending money when you\u2019re drunk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<!--               \n\n<div class=\"in-ad\">\n\n\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1495043641385-0' style='height:250px; width:300px;'>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n              <\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re the kind of person who goes goes online to buy all kinds of weird things in the early hours of the morning, after an alcohol-fueled night out, you may be interested in a new smartphone app\u00a0that blocks your credit cards for 12 hours if it thinks you\u2019re too drunk to shop.<\/p>\n<p>DrnkPay is a smartphone app that stops users from making purchases while drunk, which is apparently something people end up regretting.<\/p>\n<p>It\u00a0was developed by UK financial consultancy company iBe TSE,\u00a0after research found that half of British alcohol drinkers admitted that they regret a purchase made when drunk.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/1002554\/Myjoyonline.com_InArticle_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The survey that inspired Drnkpay also revealed a few bizarre examples of things bought while intoxicated, like\u00a0flying lessons, a rowing club lifetime membership for someone who doesn\u2019t row, 30 pairs of flip flops, and even a live chicken.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Drnk-pay-app2-750x500.jpg\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"3036950511\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:rgb(91, 98, 101); font-family:arial\">\u201cThis is a problem many of us have encountered, so we decided to create a simple solution which uses the latest technology,\u201d\u00a0<\/span>said\u00a0Francesco Scarnera<span style=\"color:rgb(91, 98, 101); font-family:arial\">, CEO of iBe TSE. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:rgb(91, 98, 101); font-family:arial\">\u201cOnce you\u2019ve hit your self-imposed limit, the app will lock your card and prevent you making further payments. It\u2019s up to you whether to block all payments, or just certain \u2018weak points\u2019, such as takeaways, clubs, or that flight that seems like such a great idea at 4am.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:rgb(91, 98, 101); font-family:arial\">But how does a smartphone app know when you\u2019re drunk, right? Well, that\u2019s what the companion breathalyzer is for. It connects to your smartphone and sends data to the\u00a0<\/span>DrnkPay<span style=\"color:rgb(91, 98, 101); font-family:arial\">\u00a0app whenever you blow in it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:rgb(91, 98, 101); font-family:arial\">Once it decides you\u2019ve had too much to drink, it locks your credit cards for 12 hours, which\u00a0iBe TSE believes is plenty of time to sober up. Some people might have a problem with needing to blow into a breathalyzer in public, so the app also comes with a less conspicuous alternative \u2013 a bracelet-like biosensor, which constantly analyses the alcohol content in the user\u2019s bloodstream.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Drnk-pay-app3-750x432.jpg\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"1453220098\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:rgb(91, 98, 101); font-family:arial\">For DrnkPay to work, users obviously have to link their credit\/debit cards to the app.\u00a0They can then set a limit of drinks they wish to have (like 3 pints of beer), and the app will only block the cards if they go over it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:rgb(91, 98, 101); font-family:arial\">Also, the app allows you only block the cards for certain things, like online shopping, bars, food, etc., and also comes with a \u201cHelp me out\u201d feature, which calls you an emergency Uber to take you home.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re the kind of person who goes goes online to buy all kinds of weird things in the early hours of the morning, after an alcohol-fueled night out, you may be interested in a new smartphone app\u00a0that blocks your credit cards for 12 hours if it thinks you\u2019re too drunk to shop. 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