Vodafone Adds Bank Cards to its NFC-based Mobile Wallet Service

Vodafone has inked a new agreement with Visa and Carta Worldwide to enable bank card payments via its Vodafone Wallet service in European markets, from the second quarter of 2015. The new service which requires a Vodafone NFC SIM will allow Vodafone customers to add bank cards to their Vodafone Wallet and use smartphones to pay for goods and services at contactless terminals. The service will kick-off on Android smartphones, said the company.