中國銀聯與當當網日前推出了“固網支付”業務。簡單說，“固網支付”就是把你家里的“固定電話”換成可刷卡的電話，然后在這種新型的電話機上直接刷卡，進行水、電、氣、電話費、手機費、轉帳等的支付。

請看《中國日報》相關報道：China UnionPay, the country's sole bankcard transactions operator, is working with a few leading Chinese e-commerce service providers to promote a fixed-line phone payment system.

The pay service uses a special phone installed at the user's end. E-commerce customers can then swipe their bankcards on the device to complete a transaction.

若要表達“固網支付”，首先得弄明白“固”即“固定電話”——fixed-line phone，跟它相對的是mobile phone（移動電話）。由此，這種新型支付業務也就不難用英文表達了：fixed-line phone payment system。