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The Royal Philips Electronics and VISA Partnership Produces Fruit

The alliance formed in May between Royal Philips Electronics and VISA has produced proofs of concept. The two firms have been looking for applications that integrate Philips’ “Near Field Communication” technology and VISA’s “Verified by Visa” authentication service. The two proofs of concept developed so far have ticketing and travel applications. Mobile phone users can pay for concert or movie tickets at the box office simply by holding their phone next to the payment terminal. The contactless chip in the phone transfers VISA payment data to the terminal and, once payment is confirmed, sends the tickets back to the phone. The phone user can then transfer a ticket using NFC to a friend’s mobile phone. Payment is made by a new VISA person-to-person payment concept. Once at the venue, both ticket holders can use their phones to gain access and may also receive an electronic discount coupon for an on-site merchant. In the second proof of concept, travelers can book and pay for airline tickets and hotel rooms using their home PC, an NFC enabled mouse and a contactless VISA payment card. The tickets and airline information are transferred from the PC to the VISA card using NFC and stored on the card’s chip using “VISA Smart Secure Storage.” The card is then used for airline check-in, to board the flight and to check-in at the hotel. The hotel room key can be transferred to the traveler’s mobile phone using NFC and the phone can then be used to access the room. On departure, the hotel can transfer a receipt to the phone and, once at home, the traveler can transfer the receipt from the phone to a PC for expense reporting all made possible by NFC. The two organizations are showcasing proofs of concept at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Among the partners working with Philips and VISA is global entertainment company Universal Music France.