Sources, Amazon is considering allowing consumers to the store using a mobile phone shopping service. Amazon Amazon Payments departments are developing technology based on near field communication (NFC) services. NFC technology enables device closer to the cash register transfer data such as payment information, member number, and coupons. Amazon want to use on the network of retail monopoly, into the mobile business area. Gartner says by 2014 mobile payment transactions can increase 6 times more, reaching us $ 245 billion. Global mobile payments will amount to 340 million people the number of users.

Sources said, Amazon is also considering the development of NFC technology-based marketing services. For example, in retail stores cannot be purchased to fit jeans for consumers, mobile close to commercial NFC tags available, order the appropriate product from Amazon.

Amazon has been available on the Apple iPhone Price Check application by Amazon, lets consumers by scanning the barcode, take a picture or name and enter the product name, compared to in-store prices. Sources say, Amazon will be launched in 3-5 months to decide whether and when the NFC mobile payments service.

NFC devices

New NFC services must be used with special NFC functionality of mobile phones. ABI Research estimates, 2011 NFC mobile phone sales of up to 35 million in 2012, will also increase 1 time. Last December, Samsung Electronics and Google launched Nexus s with NFC capabilities were smartphones. January news that Apple will increase this feature in iPhone.

Microsoft plans to add mobile payment capability on next-generation Windows Phone operating system. Amazon Payments has allowed consumers to use and Amazon account on payment methods, online purchase of goods and services, from 2009, the service also launched a mobile version. Tencent technology compilation

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