On Monday the 16th of March it was announced that the trial in which customers could pay for their grocery shopping by finger print at Albert Heijn -The Netherlands' biggest food retail chain - will, at this point, not be continued. A spokesperson of the supermarket chain confirmed this upon being asked about the project. "We're currently considering what step to take next". She called the trial a success, but admitted that first issues as safety and fraud resistance require further research.
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Ever wondered what are those servicenumbers taxations on your phone bill? Ones that are taged as ”Leisuretime” or ”Entertainment”. Got my phone bill for january just the other week and noticed considerable rise to what we (family with 5 different extensions) have consumed usually. Of course the youngest one had had her spur of text messages that month, but I also noticed that she had two lines which said servicenumbers – Leisuretime 1,90 €, servicenumbers – Entertainment 0,95 €. While calling ..
Mobile payment & identification
· one-time payment
o Authorization by bank PIN-code
· prepaid credit -> customer identification
o Many customer cards integrated to your account (SIM-card + ID + PIN)
§ E.g. gym, public transport, library cards…
· technically e.g. solution based on bluetooth technology (+ internet/3G)
Benefits
· Location and time based relevant information and marketing
o Possibility to push market and relevant information to your phone
o E.g. when you enter ..
