Tools like Square’s mastercard reader and Apple’s proprietary iOS retail system make mobile payments possible within the US, but they’re hardly streamlined, or widespread. a brand new Gingerbread tablet from Sharp — the RW-T107 — sets out to simplify payments in Japan with its built-in NFC reader. You will not be using your individual tablet to pay — instead, retailers will utilize point of sale apps to process transactions, with out a customer ever needing to swipe their mastercard. RFID payment cards, like Sony’s FeliCa, were used throughout Japan for the decade, so consumers are already acquainted with the technology and able to make payments. There isn’t any word on what retailers will expect to pay so as to add Sharp’s tablet to their checkout mix, but with the corporate set to release only 5,000 devices per thirty days (and no plans to introduce them to the united states), we aren’t planning to ditch our cash just yet.
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