Maxis together with Nokia, Visa, Maybank launches ‘Maxis FastTap’ (Malaysia)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Maxis Communications together with Nokia, Visa, Maybank and Touch ‘n Go, has launched Maxis FastTap, an integrated mobile payment service that utilises Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. The incumbent said, with the service, customers can use their Nokia 6216 Classic phones to purchase goods and services at more than 1,800 Visa payWave merchant locations as well as pay for toll, transit, parking and theme park charges at over 3,000 Touch ‘n Go points nationwide. The service is available on Nokia 6216 Classic phone that is embedded with an NFC chip to enable secure, contactless payments and transactions, as well as to able to read and download information. According to Maxis, the launch of the FastTap service marked a few “first-in-the-world” milestones for contactless mobile payments using NFC, a shot-range wireless technology that allows communications between devices at close range.

“It is the first global service that integrates multiple NFC applications for contactless credit card payment and Touch ‘n Go electronic payment for transit, toll an parking payment on the same device,” it said.

“The launch of Maxis FastTap is a landmark achievement in our efforts to constantly bring innovation that can positively impact the lives of Malaysian mobile users,” said Maxis Chief Executive officer Sandip Das.