Eat, Pret a Manger, McDonald’s and Subway are amongst the businesses to have signed up to the first service in the UK that allows users to pay for purchases with their mobile phones.
Customers purchasing items under £15 can now pay with one “Quick Tap” of their mobile phones through the system which is being led by Orange and Barclaycard and uses a secure SIM-based approach to mobile payments.
Barclaycard, Barclays debit or Orange Credit Card users can transfer funds of up to £100 simply and securely onto the handset’s Quick Tap app, after which the phone is ready to make payments of £15 and under in a single transaction.
Pippa Dunn, Orange vice president, said: “We no longer use our mobile phones simply for talking and texting - apps, cameras and music players allow us to use them for a lot more. So, making contactless payments with your mobile is a natural and really exciting innovation, which we’re pleased to be leading on in the UK.
“Orange Quick Tap is the first of its kind, a service that allows you to pay for everyday items just by tapping your phone wherever you see the contactless payment symbol. It’s going to start a revolution in the way we pay for things on the high street.”
