Charge2phone

MANILA, Philippines - Smart e-Money Inc. (SMI), the mobile financial solutions arm of Smart Communications Inc. (SMART), in partnership with Citi Philippines and Visa has launched recently the Charge2Phone or C2P, the country’s first sticker-based contactless payment solution that Filipino consumers will use to pay for face-to-face and online transactions. Smart and Sun postpaid subscribers can use their phones not only for SMS, calls and browsing, but also to pay for small-ticket items.  Because it is linked to the postpaid account, one’s mobile number may be used for online transactions. Designed to fit the back of one’s mobile phone device, C2P effectively transforms the mobile phone into a credit card or wallet. In photo are: (from left) SMART chief wireless advisor and SMI president and chief executive officer Orlando B. Vea, PLDT and SMART president and chief executive officer Napoleon L. Nazareno, Citi Consumer Business manager Bea Tan, Ronald McDonald, Citi Philippines chief executive officer Batara Sianturi, and Visa Group executive for Asia Pacific Chris Clark.