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.[1] The system was subsequently acquired by Alfa-Zet Systems, a cashless payment specialist in Belgium and Holland.