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bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 4/13/2009
Attacking the Mobile Wallet Gap
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A new sticker lets you say, "Charge it on my phone." But do you really want to?

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Visa Introduces a Credit Card on a Phone
textually.org — Last week, Saul Hansell of NY Times Bits blog described how you can make your cellphone work like a credit card by applying a sticker to the back. The sticker, equipped with a radio frequency identification, or R.F.I.D., tag lets you wave the phone over a terminal to make a purchase. ...

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