Near Field Communication 近场通信

Near Field Communication 近场通信

Near Field Communication, or NFC for short, is a short-range radio frequency technology. The technology requires a chip to be installed in mobile devices so data can be exchanged with the reader. The technology is widely used for various mobile payment services, such as in commuter cards for public transport. On September 9, U.S. tech company Apple unveiled its new line of smartphones – the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus – with a payment option linked to the devices called Apple Pay that uses NFC technology. Users can make payments by just holding their phones near a point-of-sale (POS) reader. The U.S. company’s launch of so-called mobile wallet services on its devices is expected increase the adoption of cashless payments using NFC among Chinese companies.