Sue Gordon-Lathrop, VP Emerging Consumer Enviroments at Visa International, pens this article on the need for proximity payment solutions.
With all proximity payments technologies, Visa is providing support to its member banks based on the demands and requirements of their customers. Even as a mature technology proximity payments will not replace the trusted plastic payment card; rather it will add value and utility to the cardholder, and improve efficiencies for merchants.
More on proximity payments from Visa’s corporate web site.