RIP wallets, long live the mobile
8 October, 2010 at 11:45 am Tim Roberts ARTS Australia 1 comment
“the days of the plastic credit card are numbered” – Dr Hugh Bradlow, Chief Technology Officer, Telstra.
At an Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) panel he has suggested that the “mobile phone is rapidly turning into our wallet and our keys with technology like near-field communication,“
RIP wallets, long live the phone
This appears in keeping with trends we have been noticing and commenting on as below:
- How your phone becomes your membership ID
- Apple Adds to Future Ticketing Potential of the iPhone
- Mobile Internet is Ramping Up Much Faster than Desktop Internet Did!
It just seems to be a matter of when …
Entry filed under: Mobile Web, Online, Paperless. Tags: Mobile, Mobile Web, Online.
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Tim Roberts | 8 October, 2010 at 8:42 pm
Mobile payments – the new technology coming to the UK
The Guardian, Saturday 2 October 2010
Spotted by Megan Price
“Forget cash and cards. In the Spanish town of Sitges you can go shopping with nothing but your mobile phone.”
“This could be reality in Britain in less than two years if a Visa trial currently taking place in Spain proves a hit.”