Although there’s no official announcement, the road leads to
using your mobile phones as your Identification, Access Control, and Payment is
imminent.
I was a delegate to Cards and Payments Asia 2012 recently
held in Singapore, and the conference is promoting awareness that NFC Mobile
technology is on its way to the payment industry.
Below shows how contactless cards are used:
With the arrival of iOS and Android mobile operating
systems, these payment cards will be in digital form and downloadable via
AppStore...
...to your NFC-enabled mobile phone...
Proof
HID Global has recently piloted NFC mobile keys at Arizona
State University, the first ever public trial where 32 participants are
selected and given iPhones to be used for access control as key. A video shows the HID Global’s pilot project:
NFC Mobile Is On Its Way
There is a number of NFC Android
apps already developed and are downloadable via GooglePlay such as:
NFC Tag Writer by NXP
NFC TagInfo
NFC ReaderReferences:
http://www.nfcworld.com/
http://www.hidglobal.com/
http://www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/cards-asia/index.stm
http://nfcrumors.tumblr.com/post/6219698179/nfc-android-apps
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