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Photos: Accenture waves goodbye to the wallet

NFC tech the future of payments

Tags: mobile phone, rfid, nfc

By Nick Heath

Published: 31 January 2008 11:18 GMT


The SMS is on the wall for crumpled notes and battered leather wallets as Accenture Technology Labs shows off the future of contactless payments using mobile phones.

The custom built contactless payment terminal shown here demonstrates how NFC (near field communication) and RFID technology could soon allow phones to pay for goods and services, act as travel or gig tickets and transfer money between bank accounts.

Photo credit: Nick Heath


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