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It'a already here. At least in India. Mobile payments could be involved when you are recharging your Airtel phone. There is also an mobile banking (payment) app
by c00p3r 17y ago
It'a already here. At least in India. Mobile payments could be involved when you are recharging your Airtel phone. There is also an mobile banking (payment) app that comes with Airtel's new SIM.
And of course, South Korea is a global leader in mobile payment technology, but in this case I cannot provide my own actual experience. =)
- ramchip 17y agoIn Japan as well. I could use my cellphone to take the train at any station in Tokyo and probably elsewhere, buy stuff at the convenience store, etc. You can even link a credit card to your phone so you don't have to charge it with actual money. I don't think you can checkout stuff on the internet though.
- calebelston 17y agoYes, mobile payments are certainly not new to the world, but have not yet taken off in the U.S. I really want them in the U.S. too and for online commerce. -Caleb Elston
- pinstriped_dude 17y agoAdding minutes to your prepaid cellphone via SMS can hardly qualify as "mobile payments". You basically buy a calling card, scratch the number, and SMS it to the provider. To say that "mobile payments are already here in India" based on that is inaccurate in my view.