Mobile operator TIM Brasil and Banco Bradesco have disclosed plans for an NFC trial that they say would enable users to pay for purchases at contactless point-of-sale terminals by tapping their Motorola or LG Electronics NFC phones, with the funds deducted from their debit accounts.
Bradesco, one of Brazil’s largest banks, said in its announcement of the trial that it expects the bank and TIM to commercially launch NFC by the end of 2013.
It’s the second trial this year for TIM Brasil, which also announced a pilot in February with the even larger Banco Itaú, using MasterCard PayPass. MasterCard told NFC Times at the time that the project was expected to lead to a rollout of mobile PayPass in Brazil.