Big business jumps into NFC arena

NFC Terminals

NFC Terminals
Multinational technology corporation Hewlett-Packard is planning on launching their own NFC-enabled mobile devices by the end of this year. The company is looking to capitalize on the surge of interest swarming NFC technology.

The future of NFC is often tied to mobile payments, but HP may be looking to expand the use of the technology by focusing on its other capabilities. Details about the project are scarce but considering that other big-name tech companies, like Google, are developing NFC products, HP is disinclined to be left behind.

Mobile payments are the harbinger of an oncoming mobile-based economy. Mobile technology has been developing at a rapid pace in recent years and now devices have become an integral part of society. People rely on their smart phones, iPads and other mobile devices to play out their daily routines. Being able to make pay for groceries or clothes with a handset is just another way people are merging with technology to streamline their lives.

There is speculation that HP will attempt to take the reins in establishing an NFC infrastructure by developing and distributing small NFC terminals that will be used by retailers to process mobile payments.

NFC payments have already proven to be very popular in Japan, spurred by the nation’s long tradition of embracing new technologies. Western societies have been slower to adopt the technology, only recently becoming aware of QR codes, a medium through which mobile marketing has become popular.

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