China UnionPay, China Mobile Launch NFC Payments Program

China UnionPay and China Mobile, the world’s largest MNO, have launched their NFC payments service, according to NFC World.

The service is now live in more than 14 Chinese cities, including Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. Eight banks, including Bank of China, China CITIC Bank and Development Bank are currently using the platform.

China Mobile subscribers can use the NFC platform by acquiring an NFC SIM card and downloading the MNO’s mobile wallet app for Android devices. Users must then link the wallet to a bank account, and can then pay via NFC at UnionPay QuickPass contactless POS terminals.

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