Mobile wallet service that allows users to pay their purchases via their mobile phone has been launched in the UK.
Near Field Communication (NFC), the short-range wireless technology that underpins many wireless payment systems has made the service possible.
Among shops signed up to the system are McDonalds, EAT, Pret-a-Manger and some Boots stores.
Users wishing to use the system - dubbed 'Quick Tap' - will need Orange and Barclaycard accounts as well as a handset set up for contactless payments.
'Quick Tap' is a collaboration between Orange and Barclaycard. It will require a NFC-enabled Samsung Tocco Lite handset, which also went on sale on Friday.
Only purchases up to a value of 15pounds can be made using the service but users can preload their mobile with up to 100 pounds.
"Having a wallet on my phone has made it much more convenient to make purchases on the move and I like that it allows me to keep track of what I'm spending as I go," the BBC quoted David Chan, chief executive of Barclaycard Consumer, as saying.
Vice president of Orange Pippa Dunn added, "It is going to start a revolution in the way we pay for things on the high street."
Source: ANI
Near Field Communication (NFC), the short-range wireless technology that underpins many wireless payment systems has made the service possible.
Among shops signed up to the system are McDonalds, EAT, Pret-a-Manger and some Boots stores.
Users wishing to use the system - dubbed 'Quick Tap' - will need Orange and Barclaycard accounts as well as a handset set up for contactless payments.
'Quick Tap' is a collaboration between Orange and Barclaycard. It will require a NFC-enabled Samsung Tocco Lite handset, which also went on sale on Friday.
Only purchases up to a value of 15pounds can be made using the service but users can preload their mobile with up to 100 pounds.
"Having a wallet on my phone has made it much more convenient to make purchases on the move and I like that it allows me to keep track of what I'm spending as I go," the BBC quoted David Chan, chief executive of Barclaycard Consumer, as saying.
Vice president of Orange Pippa Dunn added, "It is going to start a revolution in the way we pay for things on the high street."
Source: ANI
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