Through technology trials, consumers in Amsterdam, France and Finland have been learning to use cell phones with near-field communication (NFC) technology for electronic payments and data exchange.

Market research suggests that over the next few years, Near Field Communication (NFC) technology will be in use all around us. For consumers, the technology will become omnipresent in our lives, and ...

Most smartphones have Near Field Communication, or NFC technology, built in these days. If you’ve ever used a mobile payments app like Samsung Pay or Google Pay, you already know how NFC works. In a ...

Walking into my office triggers a whole routine now, thanks to a tag by the door. The calendar opens, email loads, project apps launch in order, lights shift to bright white, and focus music starts ...

Instead of using only Apple Pay to hold over terminals from stores to complete a payment, Apple is now offering the iPhone's NFC to be available for developers to utilize for their respective apps.

NFC, or Near Field Communication, is a type of wireless tech that allows devices to share data when they are close to each other. Created by Philips and Sony, NFC is used for many tasks, such as ...

Foqos is a free iPhone app that blocks distractions until you scan a QR code or NFC chip. In my experience, it's actually ...

Google's NFC plans go beyond just letting users make contactless payments. According to a new report, the company also wants to use NFC to let retailers offer discounts to nearby users and send ...