Google prepares a contactless payment service for mobile phones based on NFC technology. The first tests are done in New York and San Francisco and will be operational in four months. The company will finance the installation of thousands of terminals in shops in both cities since it is the need of them slowing down the system expansion.
Customers must have a phone equipped with the same technology. There are few so far, but the Nexus S, Android, Samsung, Google, for example, already have it. Nokia and RIM ready models with NFC. This step runs counter to Google's resistance to incorporate the technology Apple is not applicable to the next iPhone and probably their standard phones will not own up to your model number six.
Mobile phone use for micropayments is proving a key tool to break the digital divide in continents like Africa, where SMS is used for these operations.
Customers must have a phone equipped with the same technology. There are few so far, but the Nexus S, Android, Samsung, Google, for example, already have it. Nokia and RIM ready models with NFC. This step runs counter to Google's resistance to incorporate the technology Apple is not applicable to the next iPhone and probably their standard phones will not own up to your model number six.
Mobile phone use for micropayments is proving a key tool to break the digital divide in continents like Africa, where SMS is used for these operations.
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