Manitobans will get a mobile payment product through EnStream
Maybe EnStream isn't dead yet, at least not in Manitoba. MTS, a telecommunications provider in the Canadian province of Manitoba, announced it is joining with EnStream to introduce secure mobile payment technology to that province in 2013. MTS said its technology will facilitate both mobile commerce transactions and mobile payments at the point of sale.
"mCommerce will quickly become the way people go about their day-to-day business, and MTS is proud to be among the first providers in Canada to give their customers access to this important and innovative technology," said MTS President Kelvin Shepherd.
According to the announcement, the initial agreement between EnStream and MTS will give MTS access to EnStream's Secure Element Management platform. Additionally, EnStream will provide participating banks and other FIs the ability to make mobile transactions for MTS customers using NFC technology at the point of sale.
"This technology has great potential to make every day transactions faster, more convenient and more secure," Shepherd said in the statement.
EnStream is the joint venture between three of Canada's largest wireless providers, Bell, Rogers and TELUS. The company recently sold off its own mobile wallet product to Paymobile Incs. and announced it would be changing its focus from creating its own solution to facilitating mobile payment solutions through other companies.
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