Infrared credit cards from your phone Mobile Phones / Other Posted by zmcnulty on Jul 26, 2004 - 07:04 PM |
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37 companies are in on this, including JCB, Visa, MasterCard, DoCoMo, KDDI, and Vodafone. Yet for some reason, it's the first time I've heard about it. The "Infrared Credit Settlement Convention," to be the driving force behind the standardization of a system that uses infrared functions of cellular phones to settle payments with credit cards, has been established. This convention organization was established to standardize a system of using infrared communication functions of cellular phones to settle with credit card. Credit card companies and others have conducted tests such as "Kei-Credit Trial" and "Visappi," and are aiming for commercialization. The new organization will work towards standardization of the technology infrastructure behind using infrared for credit cards, and will not only ensure compatibility of the application rules, but also work to establish international standard specifications and to spread the services to businesses. There are 37 companies planning on participating, including JCB, Visa International, MasterCard International credit card companies, as well as DoCoMo, KDDI, and Vodafone. Inspired by: http://k-tai.impress.co.jp/cda/article/news_toppage/19892.html [1] JCB: http://www.jcb.co.jp/ [2] Visa International: http://www.visa.co.jp/ [3] MasterCard International: http://www.mastercard.com/jp/ [4] |
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This article is from TechJapan http://www.techjapan.com/ The URL for this story is: http://www.techjapan.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=435 Links in this article [1] http://k-tai.impress.co.jp/cda/article/news_toppage/19892.html [2] http://www.jcb.co.jp/ [3] http://www.visa.co.jp/ [4] http://www.mastercard.com/jp/ |