NFC vendors in Japan are closely related to mass-transit networks, like the Mobile Suica used on the JR East rail network. Osaifu-Keitai system, used for Mobile credit card processing gateway Suica and many others including Edy and nanaco, has become the de-facto standard method for mobile payments in Japan. Its core technology, Mobile FeliCa IC, is partially owned by Sony, NTT DoCoMo and JR East. Mobile FeliCa utilize Sony's FeliCa technology, which itself is the de-facto standard for contactless smart cards in the country.

ePDQ CPI Benefits: Safe payment pages co branded with Barclaycard

Gamers who use paysafecard are free from the hassles of an extended online registration process and protected by a secure, closed spending process backed by the Bancorp Bank Payment Solutions Group. Such a partnership ensures that paysafecard partners and consumers have access to the safest on-line prepaid solution on the industry.

Unlike open loop prepaid cards commonly found within the U.S. that charge consumers fees per use, paysafecard vouchers do not charge any additional fees to the consumer.

The consumer uses web pages displayed or additional applications downloaded and installed on the mobile phone to make a payment. It uses WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) as underlying technology and thus inherits all the advantages and disadvantages of WAP. However, using a familiar web payment model gives a number of proven benefits:

Follow-on sales where the mobile web payment can lead back to a store or to other goods the consumer may like. These pages have a URL and can be bookmarked making it easy to re-visit or share with friends.  13 September 2004

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