Pay-as-you go, literally

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Pay-as-you go, literally

Brothers Arno and Wilter du Toit are on the verge of changing the way we use our cellphones. They have developed a system that allows for easy payment for a range of services, from movie tickets to municipal bills and other accounts.

 

[feo]

Nice article there.

I'd personally kill to have a service like this. Being able to use your cellphone as a virtual debit card would be awesome! Also nice to see Mvela backing this initiative.

 

[waynegohl]

sounds good.

 

[dabbler]

What we need is a means of making payment without the use of a cellphone OR any cards whatsoever.......just simply type a number or something into a terminal and the transaction is complete. No more wallets to carry around.

 

[hj2k_x]

What we need is a means of making payment without the use of a cellphone OR any cards whatsoever.......just simply type a number or something into a terminal and the transaction is complete. No more wallets to carry around.

Like connecting something to a thumbprint or voice recording or something. You 'swipe' your thumb over the reader and then enter your PIN and your good to go....

Think we are still quite a long way from something like that just yet though.

 

[Messugga]

RF implants could be used as identifiers. They throw a code at a receiver and you just select what you want from a console. Alternatively, a user entered code could also be required, thus demotivating criminals from removing said RF implant in a forceful manner, in order to gain access to funds.

 

[Toby]

Japan does this already

I read some that you pay for your fare on the tokyo subway with you cell phone. Maybe the phone has RFID. Not sure

 

[ToxicBunny]

The japs are way ahead of everyone in this field..

I THINK its NTT DoCoMo that have a system where you can load cash onto your cell phone(small amount) and use it to pay for things all over the place.

 

[Tns]

ever the more reason for the crims to steal your phone, would be interesting to see how they get around that problem

 

[RogueTr00per]

The japs are way ahead of everyone in this field..

I'm not Japanese, just pointing something out:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Jap Jap (jp)
n. Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a person of Japanese birth or descent.

 

[aadil-old]

sounds interesting