Mobile Payments Set for Phnom Penh Eateries
Diners may soon be able to leave their wallets at home the next time they decide to eat at a restaurant in Phnom Penh. Starting next week, WING, a Cambodian mobile payment service provider, will introduce a new service that allows people to pay their restaurant bills by simply waving their mobile phones in front of a terminal at the register. Currently, the service is being tested at more than a dozen restaurants in Phnom Penh, including Score Bar and Grill on Street 288 in Boeng Keng Kang I commune. … WING currently allows users to transfer, withdraw or deposit money between one another other via their mobile phones. But under the new service, money stored in a WING account can be debited when paying for goods using what is known as near field communication (NFC), a form of wireless technology. … “We plan to start [this service] in Phnom Penh and expand to the provinces,” [WING CEO] Mr. [Anthony Perkins] said, adding that in order to use the service, one must be a WING customer. …
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