Taiwan: Attachment Enables iphone 4 with NFC for transit and retail payment

Scope: 
Rollout
Status: 
Planned
Taipei
Taiwan
25.0949
121.56
Launch: 
Oct 2011
Main Application: 
Payment
Mobile Operator: 
Chunghwa Telecom
Service Provider (application): 
EasyCard Corp. (EasyCard)
Taishin Bank (MasterCard PayPass)
Cathay United Bank (MasterCard PayPass)
E.Sun Bank (MasterCard PayPass)
Merchants: 
12,000-plus (EasyCard), including 7-Eleven convenience stores
Users: 
1,000 (EasyCard only) Up to 6,000 (EasyCard + PayPass
NFC Handsets: 
N/A
TSM*: 
Chunghwa Telecom (likely)
Secure Element: 
Embedded
Other Vendors: 
Foxlink (maker of NFC sleeve to Chunghwa Telecom specifications) NXP Semiconductors (NFC chip, secure element)

Taiwan’s largest mobile operator, Chunghwa Telecom, designed the sleeve for Apple’s iPhone 4 with an NFC chip and embedded secure element inside.

NFC Times Take: 

A potential competitor to the iCarte from Canada-based vendor Wireless Dynamics, Chunghwa Telecom’s iPhone attachment could find a market for telcos and service providers wanting to equip their customers with an NFC-enabled iPhone–since Apple has declined to build the technology directly into its smartphones. Chunghwa Telecom still needs to approval from regulators to serve as a trusted service manager to handle downloads and management of applications on the secure chip in the device. The device might also still need certification from MasterCard.


* Trusted Service Manager: Defined loosely to include companies or other organizations securely distributing, provisioning and managing applications, generally over the air, on secure elements in NFC mobile phones; or licensing their platforms for this purpose.
N/A: Not available or not applicable.
 
Last update: Oct. 2011

 

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