01-11-2007, 10:27 AM
Quote:Visa and Nokia have launched a mobile payment platform that is expected to turn digital devices into digital wallets. The initial version of the system offers solutions for "contactless" mobile payment, over-the-air personalization, coupons and direct marketing. Subsequent versions of the platform will be released later this year, Visa said...
The system allows consumers to swipe a phone across a credit card scanner, which then reads the credit card information on a microchip that is embedded in the handset. Customers authorize the purchase by pushing a button on the handset.
Mobile payments are set to rise from a mere US$155 million in 2005 to a whopping $10 billion in total revenue by 2010...
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