Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia today introduced the 6216 Classic, a handset that can buy items from stores by waving it over a sensor.
Nokia, the world's top handset maker, said the 6216 Classic can securely store a user's credit card information on the SIM card using NFC (Near Field Communication) technology.
Paying for purchases would be as simple as swiping the phone over a sensor.
"With the Nokia 6216 Classic in your pocket and the ticketing applications on the SIM you can replace the multitude of cards in your wallet," said Jeremy Belostock, Head of Nokia's Near Field Communications group. "Having the applications on the SIM consumers can bring their secure applications to their next Nokia NFC enabled phone."
With NFC, users can also share content -- such as photos, Web links, audio files or contact data.
Additional features on the 6216 Classic include a 2.0-megapixel camera, stereo FM radio and music player, 3G connectivity and a microSD slot that is expandable up to 8GB.
Visa has been aggressively pushing NFC and mobile related payment services. In 2007, Visa announced it was working with Qualcomm to bring CDMA and WCDMA platforms to markets that include NFC.
Earlier this month, the credit card company launched its first commercial mobile payments service using NFC technology in Malaysia.
Nokia, the world's top handset maker, said the 6216 Classic can securely store a user's credit card information on the SIM card using NFC (Near Field Communication) technology.
Paying for purchases would be as simple as swiping the phone over a sensor.
"With the Nokia 6216 Classic in your pocket and the ticketing applications on the SIM you can replace the multitude of cards in your wallet," said Jeremy Belostock, Head of Nokia's Near Field Communications group. "Having the applications on the SIM consumers can bring their secure applications to their next Nokia NFC enabled phone."
With NFC, users can also share content -- such as photos, Web links, audio files or contact data.
Additional features on the 6216 Classic include a 2.0-megapixel camera, stereo FM radio and music player, 3G connectivity and a microSD slot that is expandable up to 8GB.
Visa has been aggressively pushing NFC and mobile related payment services. In 2007, Visa announced it was working with Qualcomm to bring CDMA and WCDMA platforms to markets that include NFC.
Earlier this month, the credit card company launched its first commercial mobile payments service using NFC technology in Malaysia.
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