smarcomPay using your mobile phone at 2,200 snack machines
Convenient payment via mobile phone has become available to the general public – smarcom, with its smarpayTM payment system are making sure of this. In autumn 2011, the company equipped 2,200 Selecta snack machines with this technology in Europe's largest rollout of a mobile-phone payment solution to date.
Just by typing a short SMS while in front of the machine, customers can quickly enjoy the desired Selecta product. The often annoying rummaging for coins is a thing of the past. Swisscom contributes a key component for this new buying experience – the connectivity. A whole range of services allow data to be exchanged rapidly and securely between the vending machines, mobile phones and server systems. Furthermore, Swisscom takes care of the business numbers for the SMS procedure.
smarcom were able to benefit from Swisscom's experience and expertise even during the development of the payment system. The result of the successful collaboration is a solution that is technically very complicated, yet at the same time deliciously easy for end customers.
«Our project is extremely complex. Swisscom made a key contribution to our success!»
says Markus Egger, Managing Director of smarcom AG.
Combine the networks of all national and international sites for form a single global communication infrastructure. Company-wide access, solution including monitoring, operation and maintenance.
Optimise communication between machines (M2M). Swisscom offers analysis, consulting, implementation and operation from a single source. Secure, gap-free access to data throughout Switzerland and worldwide.
Secure remote access to the corporate network by employees and partners. Use of all data and applications, efficient working as if on a fixed workstation.