Dialog extends NFC Corporate Fuel Card to 100 fuel stations
View(s):The enterprise arm of top local celco Dialog has extended the reach of its Near Field Communication (NFC) product, the “Touch Corporate Fuel Card”, to 100 fuel stations, with 100 local corporates now signed up, according to a statement.
Further, it was also indicated that this product is “an option of a virtually paperless system for the management of their corporate fuel allowances and bills, which eliminates the chances of fraudulent activity and enables the provision of timely information on fuel transactions to users”.
Also noted; “Near Field Communication (NFC) is an emerging technology that makes life easier and more convenient for consumers around the world by making it simpler to carry out transactions, exchange digital content, and connect electronic devices with a simple touch”.
Additionally, it was also stated that the “NFC Fuel Card empowered user simply needs to tap his/her NFC Fuel card at a POS (Point of Sale) terminal at selected LIOC retail outlets (Lanka Indian Oil Company) or at any LAUGFS fuel stations and save the hassle of filling out, signing and handing over forms, which would then need to be tabulated… Instantly user would be notified of the transaction immediately via SMS (Short Message Service) confirming the transaction. Also Administrators at the company, the fuel supplier and users can simply log-into the Dialog Touch Fuel Management System and monitor the data which would be available instantly whilst predetermined times and limits could also be fed into the system. The automated system will reduce administration time from as much as 30 days to the time it takes to execute a simple click of a button”.