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pcernie

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Payments by text message service to launch in 2014

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21032503

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Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:48 pm

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Re: Payments by text message service to launch in 2014

This technology has been used in Africa for a number of years already.

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Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:56 pm

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Re: Payments by text message service to launch in 2014

O2, T-Mobile and Vodafone have introduced NFC payments here...

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Re: Payments by text message service to launch in 2014


	big_D wrote: O2, T-Mobile and Vodafone have introduced NFC payments here...

NFC has been in use here for several years. It's not much good for paying for mail-order items though!

I shan't be opting in myself. At least, not unless I have to in order to make serious savings. I know it says you need a pin code "or similar", but phone numbers are easy to spoof.

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