MTS and MasterCard say 'da' to NFC mobile payments in Russia
The NFC payment market in the U.S. may be in some disarray, but it's a big world. Russian carrier MTS has partnered with global payment brand MasterCard to introduce mobile payments using near field communications technology to its 100 million subscribers. In a video from MasterCard's Cashless Conversations blog, Dmitriy Panifilov, director of financial products for MTS, explains the partnership and how MTS is looking to make paying with NFC-enabled phones commonplace in Russia.
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