Citi to pilot m-payments in India, collaborates with Nokia, Vodafone, MasterCard & VIVOtech

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Citi will soon pilot the mobile payments to the Indian mobile market in collaboration with Nokia, Vodafone, MasterCard and VIVOtech. Some 5,000 people will participate in Citi’s Tap and Pay Bangalore trial. This is considered to be one of the largest NFC trials so far.
During the pilot Nokia will offer NFC-enabled 6212 classic phone, Vodafone will be the mobile operator for the pilot service while MasterCard will offer its MasterCard PayPass contactless payment and security infrastructure. ViVOtech will be offering the underlying technology including the NFC wallet.