VeriFone puts money near mouth, says it’ll include NFC in all new POS terminals

Well, here’s a bold step forward for NFC — payment solution provider Verifone says its new batch of point-of-sale terminals will come standard with the touch-to-pay wireless technology. That’s the word from Near Field Communications World , who quizzed the company just a few days after CEO Douglas Bergeron called on the payments industry to foot the NFC bill, saying “The retail point of sale represents a point of convergence for smartphone-initiated payments, social networking and electronic couponing, but it won’t happen if retailers are expected, on faith, to absorb the costs of making it work.” Sounds like a company that’s very keen on letting us pay by swiping our phone. Unfortunately, he didn’t say when such technology might roll out. Continue reading VeriFone puts money near mouth, says it’ll include NFC in all new POS terminals VeriFone puts money near mouth, says it’ll include NFC in all new POS terminals originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 07 Mar 2011 02:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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