Mastercard And Carrefour Launch Contactless Card

摘要

MasterCard and global retailer Carrefour have announced the launch of the PASS MasterCard card. The new card will be rolled-out in France from 11 February 2009 by Carrefour's financial services' subsidiary, Societe des Paiements PASS. Speaking on behalf of Carrefour, Gauthier Durand Delbecque, General Manager Financial Services at Carrefour Group said: "We are determined to develop and accelerate the evolution of our financial services activities in France to establish Societe des Paiements PASS as a significant card issuer...We believe the PASS MasterCard card, an innovative card with improved consumer benefits, will help not only to build customer loyalty, but also attract and retain new cardholders to our network." The latest in card technology, including the MasterCard PayPass "Tap & Go" contactless functionality has been combined into this new card programme.