Orange and Barclaycard launch mobile phone payment scheme The UK’s first technology that allows people to use their mobile phones to pay for goods has been launched, known as ‘Quick Tap’.
To use the Near Field Communication (NFC) wireless technology, customers need both Orange and Barclaycard accounts, and their mobile phone must be set up for contactless payments.They can then top up their mobile phone with up to £100, and balances of up to £15 can be spent at shops including McDonald’s, EAT, Pret-a-Manger, Subway, Wilkinson and the National Trust. Both Barclaycard and Orange have recommended the technology, as Pippa Dunn, Vice President of Orange predicted it would start a revolution in the way we pay for goods on the high street.And David Chan, Chief Executive of Barclaycard Consumer, said: “Having a wallet on my phone has made it much more convenient to make purchases on the move and I like that it allows me to keep track of what I’m spending as I go.”Research from Juniper predicted recently that by 2014 one in five smartphones will be able to pay for goods using NFC.
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