The new release from SIMalliance addresses UICC feature requirements relative to telecom, NFC, Over-the-Air management, access control, memory and payment applications/certifications. It also examines how the co-existence of a mobile NFC payment and a non-payment application can impact the UICC.

SIMalliance has developed this latest document in full alignment with existing mobile NFC technology resources published by other industry bodies; its UICC Configuration for Mobile NFC Payments is compliant with the UICC guidelines published by EMVCo, GlobalPlatform and the GSMA and it references multiple specifications and technical documents published by these organisations.

Frédéric Vasnier, Chairman of SIMalliance, comments: “SIMalliance’s new UICC Configuration for Mobile NFC Payments acts as a technical ‘how to’ guide for service providers and MNOs wishing to use a UICC to offer mobile NFC payments. It helps stakeholders navigate their way through a complex landscape of existing NFC and payments related specifications and standards to determine what is absolutely necessary and relevant in this payments use case. In doing so, it provides one clear, consistent and universal definition of optimal UICC configuration, to facilitate interoperability and ease integration across the entire ecosystem.”

The free-to-download UICC Configuration for NFC Payments is available here