Digital security software provider Gemalto has joined forces with Japanese mobile operator Softbank Mobile to launch a mobile contactless pilot in Japan, which allows customers the choice to pay via different credit card accounts.
Using MasterCards PayPass contactless technology, Softbank Mobile customers will be able to use their mobile phones to pay for goods and services in convenience stores, fast-food restaurants and theatres. Furthermore, the programme allows users the option to choose between two Japanese credit card issuers Orient Corporation and Credit Saison.
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This is claimed to be made possible by embedding multiple MasterCard PayPass applications in a handset’s universal integrated circuit card (UICC).
Japan is the most progressive country in the world when it comes to using the mobile phone for contactless services and Gemalto is delighted to support Softbank Mobile in this new project, said Tan Teck-Lee, president of Gemalto Asia.
The advent of NFC in Japan will enable to massively deploy mobile contactless services in payments and other domains like transit, loyalty programs or couponing.
Under the agreement, Gemalto will provide a turnkey NFC solution comprised of its Allynis Trusted Services Management operated services, UICC cards and N-Flex devices which act as an accessory to turn a conventional handset into an NFC-enabled mobile phone.
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