NFC Wallets Make Up Growing Share of Contactless Payments on London Transit

By:

Dan Balaban

NFC TIMES Exclusive – Use of NFC wallets continues to steadily increase as part of Transport for London’s landmark contactless payments service, with payments from NFC-enabled smartphones and smartwatches now accounting for 20% of all contactless payments, NFC Times has learned.

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