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Hungary-based MNO adds MasterPass to mobile app

Telenor said its mobile app is installed on over 250,000 smartphones.

Hungary-based mobile operator Telenor announced it has integrated MasterCard's digital wallet MasterPass within its own consumer-facing app for Android and iOS, according to a press release.

MasterPass will make it possible for users to to purchase goods on Ihe internet or in app through the Telenor Wallet in a simple, according to the announcement.

"We are pleased to announce that Telenor is the first mobile network operator in the world to launch a MasterPass-enabled wallet," Aleksandra Banovic, chief digital service officer at Telenor, said in a statement.

Telenor said its mobile app is installed on over 250,000 smartphones in Hungary. 

European-based mobile wallet provider Cellum developed the Telenor Wallet and added the MasterPass feature.