Austria gets nationwide SIM-based NFC mobile payment service

Austrians can now make SIM-based NFC mobile payments using a new nationwide mobile payment service launched by Payment Services Austria (PSA) and supported by Austria Card. The launch of the Bankomatkarte Mobil system follows a successful trial in Linz, the third largest city in the country. Mobile Maestro“Maestro cardholders in Austria are able to make payments just by waving their mobile devices in front of a contactless payment terminal,” Austria Card says. “Mobile Maestro will be available on Android mobile phones running version 4.1 or higher.