Vodafone Gears up for NFC Payment Launch in Spain and Other Markets

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Kiona Smith-Strickland

Vodafone Spain’s recent announcement of the planned launch of its co-branded prepaid NFC payment service SmartPass, could be the first NFC payment rollout from Vodafone, supported by Visa, since the two companies announced a nonexclusive deal to work together on mobile payment in February 2012.

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