Google plans to team up with e-payments
technology provider VeriFone to begin testing m-payments using
near-field communication (NFC) technology in retail locations
around the US.
Bloomberg cites three people
‘familiar with the project’ as the source for the announcement and
reports that Google’s NFC testing is due to commence within the
next four months.
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Mobile payment technology provider ViVOtech is
also rumoured to join Google and VeriFone, although its role in the
project is unknown.
Testing locations include New York, San
Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington DC, according to
Bloomberg’s sources.
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