NFC

PayPal offers a new payment method that requires nothing more than touching Android phones together.

Sunnyvale based Naratte is developing an alternative mobile payment option. Zoosh may be able to cover all the current gaps in NFC technology.

Google has announced Google Wallet, a new way to use your smartphone to pay for physical items. The new system will be compatible with Google Offers, a Groupon-style venture, credit cards, and store loyalty cards.

A leaked memo from a retailer confirms that Google will be dubbing it's NFC payment system 'Google Wallet' and unveiling on Thursday in NY

Visa is planning to launch its own digital wallet this call with "click-to-buy," NFC mobile payment systems, and - of course - special offers from merchants.

RIM has unveiled the BlackBerry 9900 and 9930, which feature a new touchscreen, BlackBerry 7 OS, near-field communication, AR, and a thin new design.

A new report from Reuters adds more weight to the rumor that Apple will begin shipping the iPhone 5 in September.

Following news that Google and Microsoft both have plans to expand their adoption of NFC technology, Samsung and Visa announce that they will provide NFC payment opportunities to athletes and attendees of the 2012 Olympics in London.

According to sources, Microsoft is joining Google and Apple in the race to integrate NFC mobile payments technology into its smartphone platform, Windows Phone.

American Express announced today its foray into the digital payment market with a new service called Serve. Is it time for PayPal to worry?

As NFC payment technology becomes more widespread, sources say Google will dip its toes into the "mobile wallet" waters within four months.

Reports from the UK indicate that the iPhone 5 may not include support for near-field communications technology, a new wireless payment system that could turn your phone into a credit card.

Apple always makes an impression, but a few suspected features didn't make it to the iPad 2. With the iPad 3 allegedly waiting in the wings, they could be right around the corner.

YESpay International has announced that it's planning to enable smartphone based mobile payments at many of its selected merchants that participate in its web and mobile YESpay-Wallet card payment program, allowing customers to pay for web, mobile and in-store purchases with select smartphones.

According to sources cited in a new report, Apple may unveil a mobile payment system based on near-field communication technology as soon as mid-2011.

Jim Balsillie, co-CEO of RIM attacked Apple for its library of 300,000 apps, saying that they are unneeded.

Isis wants to use near-field communication (NFC) for point-of-sale purchases with phones...and Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and T-Mobile are already on board.

English Premier League club is trying near field communications that lets people use their mobiles phones for match entry.