Kasikornbank and telecommunications operator
Advanced Info Service (AIS) have teamed up with Digital security
provider Gemalto to launch mobile near field communication
(NFC) applications in Thailand.
The service is the first pan-Asian deployment
for Gemalto’s certified Trusted Services Management (TSM) centre in
Taiwan. Starting this month selected customers can collect their
phone from Kasikornbank to enjoy mobile NFC services.
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By GlobalData“Leveraging Gemalto’s experience, we are able
to make NFC payment easy to use,” said Art Wichiencharoen, senior
vice president of retail and SME e-business, at Kasikornbank.
“We have a simple user interface on the phone
that guides a user to some 40 retail outlets where they can
immediately perform mobile NFC payments like for food,
entertainment and grocery shopping. They will appreciate this fast
and fuss-free new means of payment.”
Gemalto’s TSM will manage and prepare
sensitive user information from Kasikornbank to operate secure
over-the-air (OTA) personalisation services that enable mobile
subscribers to gain access to NFC payments and AIS services.
“With Kasikornbank and AIS we are able to
bring the convenience of mobile NFC sooner and in a secure manner
to Thai consumers,” said Tan Teck-Lee, president, at Gemalto
Asia.
“Gemalto’s TSM services are designed to be
implemented securely across national borders and this will help
countries to overcome local barriers to NFC implementations.”
