[April 17, 2013] Turkcell integrates its mobile payment wallet on public transportation Tweet Apr 17, 2013 (WORLDWIDE COMPUTER PRODUCTS NEWS via COMTEX) -- Turkcell (NYSE:TKC)(ISE: TCELL), a communication and technology company based in Turkey, on Tuesday announced the launch of a mobile payment in transportation for the first time in Turkey through the integration of Turkcell Wallet and Urfakart. Urfakart, the public transportation card, was integrated into the Turkcell Wallet platform through the collaboration between Turkcell, Belsan and Asis and with the support of the Sanliurfa Municipality. This collaboration will enable users to realise contactless payments over their mobile phones while travelling, as well as giving them the option of carrying out transactions like topping up cash and checking balances without having to go to an actual payment point. To make use of Urfakart, Turkcell customers need to have a link to their smart phones, which can be downloaded to the Turkcell Wallet application over the App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android). After adding Urfakart to Turkcell Wallet, Turkcell customers can use their debit or credit cards on their Turkcell Wallet to top up cash to their Urfakart. Also, customers with NFC featured phones can make contactless payments while travelling. Customers can also check their balances over their mobile phones using the Turkcell Wallet, the company said. Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected] [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]