ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss watchmaker Swatch SA (>> The Swatch Group SA), Visa Inc (>> Visa Inc) and Visa Europe have launched a project that lets Visa cardholders in the United States, Switzerland and Brazil make payments with Swatch's new "pay-by-the-wrist" Swatch Bellamy watch.

Set to launch in early 2016, Swatch Bellamy can be used around the world wherever contactless near-field communications (NFC) Visa payments are accepted, the partners said in a joint statement.

(Reporting by Michael Shields; Editing by Christoph Steitz)

Stocks treated in this article : Visa Inc, The Swatch Group SA