Pingping (payment)

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Pingping is an electronic micropayment system available in Belgium which allows users to make cashless purchases via a near-field communication (NFC) card or a using text messaging on a mobile phone. PingPing was founded by the Belgian telecom operator Belgacom in March 2009 and the technology was developed by Tunz, a mobile payments specialist which Belgacom acquired a 40% stake in PingPing.{{cite news|url=https://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090323-709926.html|title=Belgacom Explains Mobile Innovation Strategy |date=March 23, 2009|publisher=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=2009-03-31}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}} The system was subsequently acquired by Alfa-Zet Systems, a cashless payment specialist in Belgium and Holland.