Alfa-Bank, "Beeline" and MasterCard payments are presented on the basis of NFC-technology

Alfa-Bank, a communications operator "Beeline" and the international payment system MasterCard announced the launch of the payment service based on NFC technology with the use of SIM-cards "Beeline" with innovative technology for contactless payment Mobile MasterCard PayPass. The solution for contactless payment involves the installation of a special bank applications on SIM-card and allows customers to Alfa-Bank immediately to make purchases and pay for services by bringing your phone with support for NFC and Mobile MasterCard PayPass technology to the PayPass reader at the checkout. Transaction processing is carried out through its own processing center of Alfa-Bank, built on the basis of modern software solutions family SmartVista. Currently, this service is available to a pilot group of customers of Alfa Bank. To install a new SIM-card fit a wide range of mobile phones and smart phones enabled with SIM centric NFC. In particular, when testing project used smartphone lineup HTC One. The money will be debited from the customer's bank account, to which is attached bank card number recorded on the SIM-card. SIM-card itself is as well protected as a bank card with a built-in microprocessor - the chip. Due to the placement of the banking application on the SIM-card all the benefits of services offered as a mobile network operator and the bank. And with the payment technology Mobile MasterCard PayPass can pay in retail outlets in the "one-touch", just hold the phone to the terminal c PayPass. Up to 1,000 rubles payment is made ​​without entering the PIN code or signature slip, more than this amount, the customer must confirm the payment by entering a PIN. These SIM-cards are designed and manufactured in collaboration with Oberthur Technologies: a leading global provider of solutions for NFC-based smart cards.