摘要 |
A GSM network 1 includes an SMS application platform 8 that is in communication with a money transfer platform 9. A first mobile user A can send a sum of money to a second mobile user B by means of a money transfer service provided by the money transfer platform 9. In order to do this, the user A composes a short message in the form of a text message that includes a particular character or characters, e.g. a scan tag, that indicates a payment service and may define the monetary amount to be transferred, and then sends (addresses) the text message to the user B. A text message router 6 identifies the relevant scan tag in the short message, and directs the text message to the SMS application platform 8, which then manages the money transfer transaction in cooperation with the money transfer platform 9. |