Turkey's largest cell provider Turkcell announced it has expanded its mobile wallet platform to include customers of Turkish bank Akbank. According to the company's announcement, holders of Akbank's Axess card will now be able to use their accounts through Turkcell's NFC-enabled Cep-T Cüzdan mobile wallet to make contactless payments at the point of sale. 

"We have initiated a new era with the Cep-T Cüzdan, which is one of the global firsts in the commercial application of NFC technology," said Cenk Bayrakdar, Turkcell's chief new technology business officer. "By turning mobile phones into wallets with the Cep-T Cüzdan application, Turkcell customers can enjoy secure and practical contactless payment."

Bayrakdar said Turkcell is glad to collaborate with Akbank, calling it one of the most innovative banks in the sector.

Mehmet Sindel, Akbank's EVP of payment systems, said in the announcement that by integrating mobile payment transactions to mobile phones the bank provides its card holders with the advantage of securely using the mobile technology.

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