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French phone manufacturer Sagem is trialing the use of a near field communication (NFC) technology enabled mobile phone that allows the owner to pay for goods by swiping the phone or use their mobile phone as a train ticket.
NFC is not a new technology, however, Sagem believes that there a huge number of applications for it if it is built into a mobile phone. The new Sagem my700X ContactLess mobile has been in the hands of 200 Strasbourg-based customers of a major French bank. The owners have been using their mobiles to pay at a range of outlets including restaurants and cinemas. It works by swiping the phone across a reader, typing in a PIN to confirm the payment amount and swiping the phone again.
Sagem is also starting a new trial to use the mobile phone as a rail pass – with owners swiping the phone in front of the reader terminal to validate their tickets. This trial is being conducted in Grenoble in partnership with local transport services.
Even if the phone is out of battery or switched off, the phone can still be used to pay for goods and services, the company says. And depending on the success of the trial – it could well spell the end for carrying around paper money or credit cards, Sagem says.
The handset is currently only available in Europe.
See: www.sagem.com.au
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