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MegaFon Moscow and i-Free have started working together on mobile vending. The technology allows making purchases at vending machines with the help of mobile phone. The first coffee vending machine in Russia with mobile vending module was set to work in MegaFon Moscow office.

To buy a drink in this machine one doesn't need to have cash – it's enough to send an SMS to a special short mobile number of the operator. After a few seconds the vending machine allows the consumer to choose a coffee drink from those on offer and they will receive an SMS with information on their phone.

The key advantage of this technology is that a consumer can pay their purchase even when they don't have cash with them or coins/banknotes of certain face value.

Till today there were no vending machines with mobile vending option in Russia. The first software-hardware complex which allows payment of vending machine services by SMS, was developed by i-Free.

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Coffee vending machine with mobile payment option installed in Saint-Petersburg i-Free office.