The National Payment Card System (operator of Mir and SBP cards) has developed a contactless payment method for iOS that will work without Apple Pay. It is called “Wave”.
Payment for the purchase will be made via Bluetooth using the Bluetooth Low Energy protocol. It will work within a small radius when the iPhone is near the terminal. This distance is slightly greater than NFC.
We focus on the future with banks [запустить такой сервис] “Colleagues have already come to us who are ready to get involved in piloting technology; it’s interesting to them.” I can say that two dozen banks are already ready to say that they are ready to review this request. In the future, we will strictly comply with this condition after testing our banks, so that they can make changes in their mobile applications and offer citizens this payment method.
Dmitry Dubynin, General Director of NSPK
“Volka” will be able to pay for purchases online and offline, and will also be available on Android.
But for Volna to work, use special payment terminals of a new type that will meet this requirement. [РБК]
Source: Iphones RU
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