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Cell phone payments coming to the US

Well, in addition to being able to use their cell phones to order things from Amazon with the camera and summon Godzilla, Japanese consumers have been able to make purchases using their phones as a contactless credit card. Well, the technology must be past ready for prime time now, because we're about to get it here in the US. Mastercard is piloting a cell phone version of its RFID-based payment system that will allow consumers to make purchases here in the US.

June 20, 2005 in Devices and Displays | Permalink

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That capability is already available in the US from MobileLime. But it is not universal. It has to be offered by the participating retailer.

Posted by: Stu Silverman | July 06, 2005 at 03:09 PM

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