“The tech industry has made a number of attempts to ignite interest in mobile payments, and so far all have fizzled out. Sure, Google Wallet is still around, and Isis is available on a wide range of smartphones, but almost nobody uses them to pay for real goods in real stores,” Eric Zeman reports for InformationWeek. “Apple, which might add such functionality to the iPhone 6, could change that.”
“Though many consumers may fixate at first on the larger screens (4.7 inches and 5.5 inches), others will be thrilled to learn the iPhone 6 adds NFC for the first time,” Zeman reports. “NFC and mobile payments ‘will be one of the hallmark features of the device,’ according to Wired, which cited sources familiar with Apple’s plans.”
Zeman reports, “All the pieces of the puzzle are lining up for Apple and mobile payments.”
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