Mobile phones to become London’s common currency
by Julie ~ November 26th, 2007. Filed under: General.
London shoppers will soon be able to leave their cash at home and use their mobile phones to get on the bus and tube, pay for coffee and put big-ticket items on credit. The mobiles will contain the same security as chip and Pin cards, combined with the contactless communication system used in Transport for London’s Oyster travel card. The Sunday Observer reports.