Why Apple Pay could be the mobile-payment system you'll actually use<article>
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If you’ve ever bought gas from inside the station, or perhaps some aspirin from a national pharmacy chain, you’ve probably seen those payment terminals with a Touch Here sticker at the top, inviting you to pay by just tapping the terminal with your credit card (instead of swiping). If you saw Tuesday’s video demo of Apple’s new
Apple Pay system in action, you probably noticed something very similar.</p><p>
That’s because payments using Near Field Communications (NFC)—the technology behind those swipe-free terminals and now Apple Pay—is nothing new. The technology has existed since the late 1990s and appears in many forms, including key fobs, payment cards, and even (on certain phones) Google Wallet. It isn’t necessarily the most widely deployed payment technology, but it certainly isn’t new.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2607181/why-apple-pay-could-be-the-mobile-payment-system-youll-actually-use.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Why Apple Pay could be the mobile-payment system you'll actually use
