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Citibank Singapore trials NFC

Friday, April 3, 2009 in News

Citibank Singapore partnered with Visa and M1, a mobile operator, to deploy a three-month near field communication pilot in Singapore, according tot he E-Commerce Journal.

The trial will started in May and will include 300 Citi M1 Platinum Visa cardholders. Participants will be given a Nokia 6212 classic handset. Participants of the experiment will be enabled to make purchases of up to $66 at more than 750 merchants by waving the NFC-enabled mobile phones over a contactless reader at the point of sale.

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