Microsoft Shows Off Windows Phone 8's Mobile Wallet, NFC Capabilities

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Microsoft Shows Off Windows Phone 8's Mobile Wallet, NFC CapabilitiesLAPTOP Magazine (blog)Users will be able to choose whether to use a Fast Card for mobile payments, NFC payments or both, while developers can use "Wallet agents" to dynamically display info for a given Mobile Wallet item, such as showing nearby deals or your account balance.See all stories on this topic »

Netflix, Good Technology pilot NFC for PACs Image via CrunchBase NFCNews (blog) In addition to testing this basic over-the-air mobile access control capability, Good Technology and HID Global extended Good's mobile access pilot to also evaluate the use of an NFC-enabled SARGENT SE LP10 lock on the door to an executive's office ... See all stories on this topic »

Incentives are key to NFC 's growing adoption NFCNews However, if NFC offers more to its users than just a means of payment— using mobile devices to check product availability, compare prices and pay mobile service bills directly from their handsets— NFC may yet have a place in the mainstream. For the ... See all stories on this topic »

UltraReset: the NFC-stumping app that lets you ride for free NFCNews An NFC mobile app exploiting a transit system loophole has been created that enables users to ride trains for free. Gizmodo reports that Corey Benninger and Max Sobell of the Intrepidus Group have developed the UltraReset app, which preys on ... See all stories on this topic »

Dotcom Veteran Hopes to End eWallet Wars Wall Street Journal (blog) We are in something of the Precambrian period when it comes to eWallets, mobile payments and e-commerce, be it devices like Square or iZettle, payment service providers like Adyen, mobile wallets (take your pick) and NFC enabled smartphones (although ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal (blog)

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