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Apple Pay and NFC are obsolete: This is how payments could work in the future

by eduardordm on 9/17/14, 5:02 PM with 4 comments

• by marcell on 9/17/14, 5:26 PM

  > You tap into your wallet and it says 'You are in Forever 33, 88th street' you type the amount of payment or the cashier number and that's it.

  I don't get it. This sounds more cumbersome than Apple Pay.

• by brenschluss on 9/17/14, 6:06 PM

  This is how theft works in the future: You mug someone on the street, and steal their iPhone. You run to the nearest store and buy a lot of items. The phone says: 'You are in Electronics Depot, 88th street, with a purchase of $3499'. You type in the amount of payment, and walk out, throwing the iPhone in the trash.

• by ryanthejuggler on 9/17/14, 5:49 PM

  > "You open Uber, ask for a driverless cab. Sometime during the ride the car tells you the ride costs $ 15.00 and asks for a payment. As you tap into 'My Wallet', the screen tells you 'You are inside Lyft #412...'"

  2016 is going to be an awesome year if you can open your Uber app and get a Lyft.

• by oddevan on 9/17/14, 5:32 PM

  Square tried it. It (sadly) never caught on.

  I know I'm being dismissive, but the title of the article is equally dismissive.