Working in conjunction with Kyivstar, financial institution Alfa Bank’s pilot paves the way for a full commercial launch of NFC mobile payments across Ukraine. Kyivstar is the Ukrainian business unit of VimpelCom, with a total customer base of approximately 25 million subscribers.
Gemalto’s proven UpTeq Multi-tenant SIM is set to enable payment for a host of goods and services with the tap of a smartphone. At present there are an estimated 22,000 contactless payment terminals in Ukraine.
In recent news, Kyivstar has partnered with financial institution Alfa-Bank to launch an NFC payment service in 2014.
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