Telenor previews new NFC solution at MWC
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Financial Services is a prioritised area for Telenor Group. At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Telenor is showcasing Easypaisa and running demos of NFC services – including Telenor and DNB’s new NFC wallet,Valyou.
Located in the new Operator Village in the heart of the Congress square, Telenor has its own booth where they run demos of Near Field Communications (NFC) services and Easypaisa -Telenor’s mobile banking services.
We know that many of our customers would like to get rid of their physical wallet, and wish for an easier everyday life. The Tap2Pay pilot Telenor has run proves this. The service must be easy and secure. If these criteria are met, people are willing to put their plastic cards in the phone. The demo Telenor is running in Barcelona this week is a natural first step.
“There are so many features and services we want to put in the NFC wallet but we have chosen to focus on payment first. For us as a mobile network operator this is an important strategic development as well as making use of the things we already do every day; distributing SIM-cards and mobile phones to our customers. With this upgrade to NFC enabled phones and SIMs we are ready to let service providers such as banks and transport companies deliver services to their customers,” said Viktoria Erngard. She and Svein Aaser, Chairman of the Telenor Board of Directors comments on today’s announcement – see video below.
NFC more than payment services
In Barcelona Telenor is also showing the NFC Fitness Guide and NFC Presenter, two services developed by students in Tromsø in Norway as part of the Telenor Research project NFC City.