Motorola Inc. will conduct an m-commerce field trial of mobile phones enabled with MasterCard PayPass and Near Field Communications (NFC) technology, the company announced Tuesday.
The handsets, which are expected to be in the field by the end of the year, will allow users to make “contactless” payments and will incorporate a number of security features to protect financial data. MasterCard’s PayPass was used on Nokia phones earlier this year in a similar trial in Dallas.
“Motorola is excited to be working with MasterCard to create a phone that has the potential to be lifestyle changing, and offers a convenient, fast and secure method of payment,” said Ron Hamma, Motorola’s vice president and director of enterprise business development. “In essence, your phone will become your wallet, key chain and your ID.”
