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How this could/would affect Apple's adoption of NFC?
by barredo 16y ago
How this could/would affect Apple's adoption of NFC?
- davidedicillo 16y agoApple's adoption of NFC is focused on using the iPhone to make make payments. It would be interesting to see if they are planning to use it also to transfer money from iPhone to iPhone.
- rkudeshi 16y agoTo me, it suggests that the iPhone 5 will unfortunately NOT have NFC (or at least not the built-in iPhone-to-iPhone payment system many of us expected). This is a real shame, as the fragmentation of Android means it will be hard for Google (instead of Apple, as expected) to truly make NFC the new "digital wallet" standard.
- 18pfsmt 16y agoThere are a ton more stakeholders in NFC technology than Apple and Google. The way Mastercard and Visa look at it, they are taking away market share from cash ($). Currently, contactless payment terminals exist at 1% of merchants (the 1% is from memory, but it is low): -Fast food (e.g. Mcdonalds, Jack in the Box) -Convenience (e.g. 7-eleven) -Movie Theaters (e.g Regal Theaters) -transit terminals (e.g. Las vegas, San Fran, Chicago, D.C.) These two companies are not the make or break stakeholders in the NFC equation.
- pyre 16y agoPersonally, I think that it could complement NFC. It reinforces the idea that your iPhone is the new way to 'do business.' NFC would enable person-to-person or person-to-merchant transfers. This would also enable person-to-merchant transfers although, only the merchant needs an iPhone.