Akbank's Executive Vice President in charge of Payment
Systems, Mehmet Sindel commented that "We closely monitor and
adopt technological changes that facilitate our customers'
lives. Mobile phones have now become such a necessity that
they top our "must have gadgets" list. In this sense, mobile
operators, their sales channels, and services are also vital
in the communications arena. By integrating mobile payment
transactions to mobile phones via Turkcell, we will provide
our card holders with the advantage of securely using this
technology. We thereby add further convenience to their
lives."
Having underlined Turkcell's history of firsts, particularly
in the area of Near Field Communications ("NFC"), in the
context of mobile financial services, Chief New Technology
Business Officer Cenk Bayrakdar added that "We have initiated
a new era with the Cep-T Cüzdan, which is one of the global
firsts in the commercial application of NFC technology. By
turning mobile phones into wallets with the Cep-T Cüzdan
application, Turkcell customers can enjoy secure and
practical contactless payment. We are glad to collaborate
with Akbank, one of the most innovative banks in the sector,
and introduce their clientele to the advantages of mobile
payment."
Turkcell Cep-T Cüzdan is an NFC based mobile wallet service enabling users to realize contactless transactions through their mobile phones for different purposes such as shopping, public transportation, and building passes, etc. without having to use plastic cards. Customers, having a Turkcell SIMPlus 256 SIM card with an NFC featured mobile phone can download the Mobile Wallet application at http://www.t-market.com, Turkcell's application store. After Yap