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Integrating NFC With Cloud Challenges Payment Security: Frost & Sullivan

A hybrid approach to m-payments needs efficient solutions to mitigate security risks involved in data transmission.

February 15, 2013 / 15:30 IST
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The mobile (m)-payments market is taking a new step towards simpler and cost-effective solutions. Recently introduced payment options using mobile phones integrate near-field communication (NFC) technology with a cloud-based system. With this approach, cardholders' account details will no longer be stored on a secure element within a mobile phone, but will instead be maintained in the cloud. Frost & Sullivan believes that successful combinations of NFC and cloud will require solutions to help mitigate the security risks involved in data transmission. Click here for full story

first published: Feb 15, 2013 03:15 pm

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