DNA combines payments and weekly allowances in smart phones

30.10.2014 10:00:00 EET | DNA Oyj | Press release

DNA Oy and Visa introduce a safe prepaid card for smart phones and Internet: DNA Täpäkkä. It works as a pre paid solution. Users top-up balance to their accounts and follow transactions easily using their phones. DNA Täpäkkä comes with a feature for weekly allowances so that a young person may buy digital contents from content stores safely. The physical card can be used in brick and mortar stores, since it has a NFC feature.

DNA Täpäkkä is compatible with Android, iOS and Windows Phone. It is available for everyone, since it can be used in all mobile networks.

- We wish to contribute in developing and implementing mobile payments in Finland. DNA Täpäkkä is needed, since Internet shopping increases and Täpäkkä makes it more safe to buy especially from abroad. It also makes it easier to follow-up eShopping of the family, says Business Director Cedric Kamtsan.

When piloting DNA Täpäkkä the weekly allowances feature drew attention.
A weekly allowances card makes it safer for young people to buy from the Internet and teaches how to spend money safely.

- We believe that parents will be interested in the weekly allowances feature of DNA Täpäkkä. They may top-up money to the card and follow the use of the card using their mobile phones or Internet. The weekly allowances card makes it safe to buy digital contents from Internet, such as music and applications, but it works also in brick and mortar stores, says Kamtsan.

DNA Täpäkkä, a virtual Visa prepaid card, can be downloaded from app stores and at the website of DNA: tapakka.dna.fi.

More information on DNA Täpäkkä can be found at www.dna.fi/tapakka.

Further information:

Cedric Kamtsan, Business Director, DNA Ltd, tel. +358 44 906 2377, cedric.kamtsan@dna.fi
DNA Corporate Communications, tel. +358 44 044 8000, viestinta@dna.fi

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DNA Ltd is a Finnish telecommunications group providing high-quality voice, data and TV services for communication, entertainment and working. DNA is Finland’s largest cable operator and the leading pay TV provider in both the cable and terrestrial networks. For DNA, the key area for growth in the Corporate Business is the new way of working, independent of time and place, facilitated by smart terminal devices, diverse communication services and rapid connections. In 2013, DNA recorded a turnover of EUR 766 million and an operating profit of EUR 44 million. DNA Ltd has more than 3 million mobile communications and fixed network customers. DNA and WELHO are registered trademarks of DNA Ltd. The Group also includes DNA Store, Finland’s largest retail chain selling mobile phones. For more information, please visit www.dna.fi. DNA Customer Service serves you on Twitter @dna_palvelu and on Facebook accounts DNA, DNA Kauppa and DNA Welho.

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