In what is believed the first use of Samsung’s new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III, for NFC mobile payment, consumers in New Zealand can tap the Android phone to pay for bus and taxi rides, as well as small retail purchases.
Contactless payments service provider Snapper announced Thursday that the Galaxy S III supports its Touch2Pay mobile-payment service with mobile operator 2degrees.
Snapper and 2degrees launched the NFC-based service early in May in the capital Wellington on the NFC-enabled LG Optimus Net, also an Android phone.