Amazon.com is considering the introduction of a service that would let consumers pay for goods in brick-and-mortar stores using their mobile phones, according to Bloomberg.
The company’s “Amazon Payments” unit is said to be exploring whether to start a service based on near field communications.
Amazon.com Said to Be Considering Mobile-Payment Service for Smartphones – Bloomberg
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Amazon.com Considering Mobile Payments Service
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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