Like wooooo.. apparently, the use of mobile phone to pay for
items has been implemented for some time. Looks like a gd idea..
better than using the NETS system cos more ppl actually owns a
Mobile phone than say... a card in SG.
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US soft-drink giant Coca-Cola will equip all its 200,000 vending
machines by the end of 2008 in Japan to accept payment through
mobile telephones, an increasingly popular money option in the
country. Coca-Cola Japan said that by the end of 2008 all its
vending machines will accept Felicia, contact less credit cards on
mobile phones developed by cellular industry leader NTT DoCoMo and
electronics giant Sony. The system will make it possible to buy any
soft drink, coffee, tea or fruit drink in Coca-Cola machines in
Japan by holding up a mobile to the machine, with the cost of the
refreshment going on a monthly phone bill.
At the end of last year there were 2.77 million machines in Japan,
nearly half of them run by Coca-Cola Japan. Coca-Cola also benefits
from electronic payment, which is less expensive in maintenance
costs than bills or coins. Felicia cards are increasingly accepted
as payment in stores and public transportation in Japan.
Via AFP(Tokyo)
