China Telecom selects Gemalto contactless payment

Amsterdam-based digital security provider Gemalto is to provide China Telecom with a mobile contactless payment solution using its UpTeq Multi-tenant NFC SIMs to deploy secure NFC transport services in China's two largest cities, Shanghai and Beijing. China Telecom is a leading operator in the country with more than 183 million subscribers. This deployment will enable up to 45 million daily commuters to travel on the metro and pay for everyday purchases with a simple tap of their smartphone. The NFC SIMs ar
March 24, 2015 Read time: 2 mins
RSSAmsterdam-based digital security provider 3866 Gemalto is to provide China Telecom with a mobile contactless payment solution using its UpTeq Multi-tenant NFC SIMs to deploy secure NFC transport services in China's two largest cities, Shanghai and Beijing.

China Telecom is a leading operator in the country with more than 183 million subscribers.

This deployment will enable up to 45 million daily commuters to travel on the metro and pay for everyday purchases with a simple tap of their smartphone. The NFC SIMs are also embedded with Gemalto's 4G LTE management software, allowing users to download applications with the convenience and speed of mobile broadband.

The NFC SIM's multi-tenant capacity enables hosting of BestPay, China Telecom's mobile payment application, offering value-added services such as bill payment, ticketing, and financial products to its users.

"China Telecom has been Gemalto's partner for a long time. Last year, we provided specially-designed NFC SIMs for their nationwide launch of NFC services," said Suzanne Tong-Li, president for Greater China and Korea at Gemalto. "With 4G FDD-LTE commercial license, they will be able to leverage the additional LTE feature of Gemalto's SIMs to offer faster and enhanced NFC services to their customers, leading to a wider adoption of mobile contactless services across the country."

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