MasterCard and Everything Everywhere, the UK’s largest communications company, have announced an exclusive, five-year partnership to develop leading mobile and digital payment solutions for Everything Everywhere’s 27M UK customers. This new strategic partnership will support the accelerated adoption of secure mobile payments by combining technology and financial assets to create new services that will make paying for goods and services easier for people and small businesses. One of the first products to launch through the partnership will be a co-branded pre-paid solution for mobile devices that allows customers to make payments using Near Field Communications technology. This will enable millions of Everything Everywhere customers to make contactless payments at more than 100,000 retailers in the UK.
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