Pay-by-mobile phone starts in London
Easy come, easy go.
Shoppers in the British capital will be able to buy Underground tickets and newspapers with a wave of their mobile phone rather than cash during a trial that started this week.
Hundreds of people have been given special handsets fitted with a built-in credit card and Oyster card, the device used to pay for train and bus tickets in London. When the phone is passed over a scanner in stations or shops, money is deducted from the mobile phone as payment.
People can spend up to 10 pounds at a time at selected shops and cafes, including cafe chain Coffee Republic, alcohol retailer Threshers and book shop Books Etc…
Organizers say that if the six-month London trial is a success the scheme could be extended to include bigger payments, more shops and concerts and plays.
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Posted: Fri - November 30, 2007 at 08:54 AM