A system for performing mobile transactions includes a mobile
communication device connecting to a server device via a first network.
The mobile communication device includes a subscriber identification
module (SIM) card slot and a virtual subscriber identification (VSIM)
interface connected to the SIM card slot and it provides subscriber
identity authentication to the server device via the VSIM interface. The
mobile communication device further includes a mobile transaction client
application for managing the communication between the mobile
communication device and the server device. The mobile transaction client
application manages the communication between the mobile device and the
server device utilizing the Bearer Independent Protocol as defined in the
European Telecommunications Standards Institute document ETSI TS 101 267
(3GPP TS 11.14).