Atos Origin and French cellphone operators JV on mobile payment service Buyster

Atos Origin and three of the leading cell phone operators in France — Bouygues Telecom, Orange and SFR — have formed a new joint venture (JV) company to launch an innovative payment solution. The new solution is being backed by major online retailers in France, including Aquarelle, Brandalley, Darty and Rue du Commerce.

Buyster is an innovative, simple, fast and secure remote payment solution for fixed and mobile Internet purchases, which will be available in France from mid-2011. Against a backdrop of sustained growth in eCommerce and an increase in purchases being made from new types of screen, including smartphones and touchscreen devices, the three French mobile operators (Bouygues Telecom, Orange and SFR) and Atos Origin, through Atos Worldline, a European leader in electronic transactions and secure payments, are bringing together their expertise in telecoms and payment to launch this new solution.

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