NFC Takes Another Blow

That is the exact headline of one story today that is worth taking a look at.

"NFC Takes Another Blow"

Here is the story:

http://www.mobilecommercedaily.com/nfc-takes-another-blow-as-7-eleven-best-buy-shut-it-down

Here is a snippet from that piece:

Best Buy and 7-Eleven have announced that they will be shutting down their near-field communications capabilities in their retail locations, pointing to further struggles for NFC-based mobile payments.

Here is another story that shows ISIS apparently imploding as the CTO goes public with a lot of static on the question of adoption:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9247016/Isis_CTO_accuses_retailers_of_turning_off_NFC_and_smartcard_payment_tech

Here is a snippet from that piece:

Efforts to push mobile payments using NFC-ready smartphones have gone through a series of fits and starts in the past three years in the U.S., but have had little effect on how Americans make purchases.

Happy Reading,

J.W. Gant