Viettel, Sony partnered develop smart payment cards

Accordingly, the two sides will cooperate research, development and commercialization of NFC FeliCa card communication technology for contactless services such as electronic money (e-money mobile), identity card (identification), customer relationship management (CRM) and electronic ticketing (e-ticketing) market in Vietnam.

The two sides will also cooperate in promoting the development and encourages the application of this technology in many areas in Vietnam.

Vietnamese Nguyen Dung, General Director of Viettel Telecom said platform smart payment technology, customers can use as cards, mobile phone, or any compatible device in place points such as schools, hospitals, retail and many other sectors.

Besides the basic features such as listening to calls, messaging or Internet access, Viettel customers can also use mobile devices to transfer and payment via bank account with the service BankPlus.

Specifically, "this goal will be the relay Viettel partnering with Sony. We value communication technology FeliCa contactless NFC solution is the new potential for electronic payment sector in Vietnam, "said Nguyen Vietnam Dung stressed.

Under the plan, Viettel and Sony will collaborate to deploy test solutions NFC FeliCa smart card with basic functions include: Billing and attendance, integrated with software SMAS to assess the feasibility of the solution . Location tests are two schools Vietnam and South Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City.