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The overwhelming presence of antiquated point-of-sale systems and infrastructure is currently preventing mobile from realizing its full potential in-store.

Jack Dorsey interview includes new transaction flow with his mobile where he walks into a coffee shop and pays for his coffee without ever touching his mobile phone in his pocket.

S4 includes NFC capabilities and will be the first Samsung device to come pre-loaded with the Visa payWave applet in the embedded secure element. 

Users of the online city guide can take part in real world missions that let them collect rewards by visiting, say, three different art galleries in a six hour period or three participating bars in twelve hours.

Walgreens will launch its customer loyalty program, Balance Rewards on September 16, 2012. Shoppers can register online or in stores to accrue points based on purchases at Walgreens and Duane Reade, filling prescriptions, receiving immunizations, or even through participating in the retailer's wellness initiatives

New retail technology by IBM lets shoppers scan items to purchase with a smartphone and then head directly to a self-checkout station to pay.

According to MEC, 200 posters equipped with NFC chips or stickers have been installed in "NFC shelters" around Singapore. NFC phone users can tap their handsets against the posters or scan a QR code to download content.