BANKING - NFC first for Turkcell with contactless road toll payment application

www.gomenews.com - Turkcell is claiming an industry first by introducing an application which enables Android handset users to pay the tolls when crossing bridges and passing motorway toll-booths contactlessly via NFC (Near Field Technology) technology. Currently the app is only applicable to Turkcell’s own-branded T11 Android handset. The handset is believed to be made for Turkcell by China’s ZTE and is therefore ZTE’s first released NFC-enabled handset. The system has been created in collaboration with Bank Asya and entirely eliminates the need to carry an NFC compatible plastic transmission card (KGS). (source)

BANKING - Bank Asya : Mobile phones to be used on bridges, toll roads

A special agreement between Bank Asya and Turkcell makes it possible for motorists to pay tolls on bridge and toll roads via their mobile phones, eliminating the need to carry special cards.