As of today, Mobilpenge, the new mobile payment solution, can be used to buy mobile tickets for bus, train and metro journeys in the Copenhagen area.
The transport companies in the Copenhagen area, DSB, DSB S-tog, Movia, Metroselskabet and The Public Transport Authority are now ready to receive Mobilpenge as payment for mobile tickets. DSB, one of the partnering players, is delighted to be involved right from the start:
“There is an enormous interest from our customers in being able to pay via a mobile phone. So it’s a pleasure to be able to offer yet another means of payment to anyone with a mobile phone, who prefer payment through the bank rather than via the phone bill,” says Niklas Marschall, Sales Director at DSB S-tog.
The transport companies selected Unwire as the solution provider for issuing mobile tickets and handling Mobilpenge payments.
In addition to the transport companies in the greater Copenhagen area, other merchants and service providers are poised to start receiving payments via Mobilpenge shortly.
Mobilpenge builds a bridge between the bank and the mobile phone
Mobilpenge now gives Danes a new, flexible way to pay via their mobile phones, as the solution quite simply links the mobile phone to the user’s bank account.
“With Mobilpenge, you can now pay wherever you are; you don’t need to stand in a queue to buy a train ticket, for example. This means you’ve always got money in your pocket, and you are not dependent on cash. Mobilpenge has been developed by the banks and Nets, and we’re delighted to have had a hand in developing a good supplement to existing means of payment,” says Tina Füssel, Group Executive Vice President of Infrastructure at Nets.
Mobilpenge opens up a number of new possibilities. You can make purchases of up to DKK 1,500 per day, and you can use your company mobile to make personal purchases because the money will be withdrawn from your private account. Parents can also link a child’s mobile number to their account – and, of course, cap the amount that can be spent. The money is debited directly from the account, not via the phone bill, as is the case with surcharged text messages.
Most Danish banks allow their customers to link to Mobilpenge, with sign-up via online banking. Individual banks will inform their customers about the options they offer for linking with Mobilpenge.
For more information and/or to watch a short, inspirational film clip about Mobilpenge, visit
www.mobilpenge.dk
About Mobilbillet in the metropolitan area
Mobilbiillet is provided and operated jointly by DSB , DSB S-tog, Movia, Metroselskabet and Trafikstyrelsen. The transport services organisations wish to offer their customers fast and simple solutions. Mobilbillet is a perfect solution because for most people, mobile phones have become a natural part of their lives.
With Mobilbillet, you will not have to stand in line at the ticket machine or fumble with cash and change. If you are in town and you wish to take the Metro or a day or a night train, and you do not have any cash, it is fast and easy to use your mobile phone to buy a ticket that you can use on all trains, buses and the Metro. The purpose of Mobilbillet is to make it easier, faster, and more reliable for you to use the public transport system.
To buy Mobilbillet, please text to 8415 – see how on
www.mobilpenge.dk under “Mobilpenge – hvor?”
Facts about Unwire
Unwire enables businesses to utilise the commercial opportunities in the mobile marketplace. Unwire was established in 1999. Its focus has been on mobile solutions from the outset, making Unwire one of the most experienced businesses in the sector. Unwire offers innovative mobile solutions that work across networks, handsets, payment channels and national borders. Unwire has a staff of more than 100 specialist experts, 75 of whom are based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Unwire is represented in the US, Germany, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Unwire is owned by the Maj Invest investment fund. For further information, visit
www.unwire.dk.