Deutsche Telekom will launch mobile payment services in other markets including Slovakia and Hungary.
The company is planning to launch mobile payment solution mid-May, while it has done testing with services like payment and ticketing in Hungary. It is planning a commercial launch this year in Hungary, said Deutsche Telekom.
Besides the app and a MyWallet-capable Android smartphone from Deutsche Telekom, customers need an NFC-enabled SIM card to use the digital wallet. Deutsche Telekom customers, who already use a suitable smartphone, can order the NFC SIM card free of charge.
Using the MyWallet Card, a prepaid MasterCard, mobile users can pay at more than 35,000 PayPass merchants throughout Germany and more than 1.6 million merchants worldwide. Participating chains in Germany include Starbucks, Aral, Douglas, Kaufhof, Thalia, Vapiano and the Telekom Shops.
Users of other mobile phones and even other operating systems – such as iOS, Windows Phone and Firefox OS – can also use the MyWallet Card.