Payment by Phone: What You Need to Know

摘要

ALTHOUGH PEOPLE IN many parts of the world have been using mobile phones as a method of payment for years, the technology has been slow to catch on in the United States. But with the Android OS supporting Near Field Communica-tions technology, and with rumors that Apple and RIM will put NFC support in their respective upcoming phones, the concept is gathering steam. (See find. pcworld.com/71585 for more discussion.)