Vodafone Wallet users will be able to pay for goods and services contactlessly using their MasterCard cards, with the service scheduled to launch to consumers in European markets within weeks. Contactless card payments using Vodafone Wallet require a Vodafone NFC SIM and are supported on more than 60 Android smartphones. Customers can simply: Mark Ritzmann, Head of mCommerce at Vodafone Group said: “We are delighted to enable MasterCard cards to be used contactlessly with Vodafone Wallet. Following our announcement earlier in 2015, MasterCard customers will also be able to add their cards and pay within minutes using our fast, secure and simple contactless payment system when it rolls out in the coming weeks.” David Dechamps, Head of Emerging Payments Europe at MasterCard said: “MasterCard’s priority is to provide everyone with more options to pay with their mobile phone, securely and conveniently. With their MasterCard cards enabled in the Vodafone Wallet, consumers will be able to pay in a contactless manner at more than 3 million retail locations around the world.” Vodafone Wallet is currently available in Germany, Spain, the UK, Italy, The Netherlands and Hungary. Customers can already add loyalty cards into the Vodafone Wallet and since 2013 have used Vodafone SmartPass to pay for goods and services. This evolution of the Vodafone Wallet is part of the Vodafone mCommerce strategy designed to provide a mobile alternative to coins, banknotes and plastic cards.
Mark Ritzmann users will soon be able to add MasterCard as a payment option in their mobile wallet, with the new service launching to European customers in weeks . The upgrade will allow users to make Vodafone payments through their MasterCard mobile device.