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Who Needs a Wallet When You Have a Smartphone?

Written by Deborah Merkin | 06/01/2011

Can't find your wallet as you are running to the store?  Soon, this will be no problem, as long as you can find your smartphone.  Google will soon be launching "Google Wallet," an application that turns Smartphones (starting only with certain Android powered phones) into mobile payment systems.  The technology will use NFC (near field communication) technology to allow consumers to pay for purchases, receive special offers, and administer loyalty and rewards programs.  So does this new technology bring online customers offline, or offline customers online...let us know what you think! For more information on the l
aunch of Google Wallet, click here.