NFC applications beyond payment will play a key role for massive technology adoption

MARSEILLE, FRANCE: Intelling, a consultancy specializing in secure transactions, publishes a new Smart Insights Report: "NFC applications beyond payment to boost adoption", in association with CNRFID, the French National RFID Center. The report brings valuable data on a variety of NFC markets including transportation, retail, marketing services and industrial applications among others.

The wide availability of NFC handsets, along with the launch of many payment and non-payment services mean that the infrastructure is now ready for the development of new services and their mass adoption.

Thierry Spanjaard, CEO of Smart Insights said: "The NFC technology community has been focusing on payment applications for years. This new Smart Insights Report demonstrates the wealth of applications brought by NFC goes way beyond the payment use case. Now that NFC handsets are widely available we are witnessing a fast development of applications in all market segments, especially for retail, transportation and consumer electronics."