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Malaysia concludes NFC trial

Thursday, April 3, 2008 in News

Maxis Communications, a Malaysian telecommunications provider, has concluded a three-month NFC pilot, according the Computerworld Malaysia. Tests were conducted in the Clang Valley in October, 2007, using partners such as Maybank, Visa payWave, Touch n’ Go, RapidKL and cell phone manufacturer Nokia’s 6131 handset, equipped with NFC technology.

Maxis has already launched a mobile commerce payment service called M-money, and said it would launch its new commercial service in the second half of the year.

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