 | A study about meal vouchers anno 2015NFC technology brings virtual vouchers at your fingertips |
Many companies today are using paper-based vouchers such meal vouchers, gift vouchers or coupons to reward their employees. Mostly these have an extra-legal benefit. The fact that these vouchers only exist in a paper version entails some disadvantages as printing and processing (collection, reading, clearing) are time-consuming and thus quite costly. Moreover, there’s the obvious ecological impact. These inconveniences can be tackled using an NFC-enabled mobile phone as storage medium and payment facilitator for electronic vouchers. A two-year research project analyzed the possibilities of replacing paper vouchers with an NFC-based alternative, enabling consumers to receive vouchers on their mobile phone, pay with them and even transfer them to another mobile phone. The study was conducted by IBBT, a research institute of the Belgian government including 5 university groups, in close collaboration with companies active in the payment industry Clear2Pay/Integri, Keyware and Accor Services. At the closing event of this NFC Voucher Study Project, that took place on 5 March 2010, we presented the findings of the different aspects that have been investigated such as usability, legal aspects, security, business model, applications, and more. Moreover, an end-to-end demonstrator was developed showcasing how we could use our meal vouchers in the future. You can find some interesting documentation for download below as well as some event pictures. Some event pictures:
|
