Mobile commerce platform to go NFC-free Google has been making an effort to overhaul its mobile commerce platform, called Google Wallet. The Wallet was launched in late 2011 and is meant to store financial information and facilitate payments from a mobile device. The platform has become relatively popular despite a turbulent launch and some concerns regarding security. The Wallet is based on NFC technology, which means only devices equipped with this technology can actually use it. This has become one of the greatest criticisms of the mobile commerce platform among…
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