Microsoft Launches NFC Payments For Windows 10 Phones (nfcworld.com)

Microsoft has finally added support for NFC payments to its mobile operating system Windows 10 Mobile. The company this week introduced the feature in an update to Microsoft Wallet app. Users will now be able to make mobile payments with their MasterCard or Visa accounts. The feature is now available to eligible Windows 10 Mobile handset users who are part of Windows Insiders program. Other users will get it with Windows 10 Anniversary Update in a few months. From a blog post on NFC World: Supporting banks and credit unions include Bank of America, BECU, Chase, First Tech, Fifth Third Bank, People's United Bank, US Bank and Virginia Credit Union. The launch date for each bank will be "posted when available," according to Microsoft. "Microsoft Wallet is a cloud-based payment technology that will make mobile payments simple and more secure for Windows 10 Mobile devices, starting in the US with our Lumia 950, 950 XL and 650," the company says. "With Microsoft Wallet, you simply tap your phone on a contactless payment terminal and your default credit or debit card is charged.

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Windows Phones... Do they sell them?

[__aaclcg7560]

My friend works at a Sprint store. They have a Windows Phone in the back. No one is asking to see it, no one is demanding to buy it. A failed relic that belongs in the dustbin of history.

Re:Windows Phones... Do they sell them?

[CastrTroy]

You can buy them unlocked directly from Microsoft on their website. No need to get the carrier involved.

Also, why would anybody ask to see the phones if they are in the back? Most people would probably assume that the only phones that are available at the store are the ones on display.This is probably a lot to do with why they aren't catching on more. People don't see the phones at any of the stores, so they don't even think about getting one.

Personally, I like Windows phone a lot more than iOS or Android. The whole experience is a lot better, and I get updates much more often. With my old Android phone, I never got a single update from the way they shipped it from the factory.

Re: Windows Phones... Do they sell them?

[DogDude]

The tile interface is the main reason I use the Windows Phone. The interface on Android and Apple look like my grandfather's Windows 95 desktop. Tons of unrelated icons on a grid? Really? You think that's really better than the customizable tiles?

...why?

[ilsaloving]

I thought Microsoft is abandoning the mobile platform entirely, because of overwhelmingly poor sales.

Also... considering their hideous track record for security in general (Most recently: https://threatpost.com/office-... which was nothing short of breathtakingly boneheaded...), even if I had a Windows Phone (which I never will), I would never trust it to hold something as important as my credit card details.

Re:...why?

[DogDude]

MS never said they were abandoning their mobile platform. You must be confused by the never ending train of articles on /. by self-appointed "experts" who say Windows Phone is dead. MS never announced any such thing.

Finally?

[Richard_at_work]

You've been able to do this for ages in Windows 10 for Phones:

1. Settings
2. Devices
3. NFC
4. Tap to pay

It defaults to adding the cost to your phone bill, but you can add additional cards and payment method management apps as well.

I've been buying stuff using a linked card for 6 months now.

This just sounds like MS are adding an easier management system to it all and thats whats been noticed.

They still make Windows phones?

[mmell]

(N/T)

Re:Yes, now microsofties can enjoy...

[TheRaven64]

But think how convenient it is. You can replace a thin piece of plastic that doesn't require a battery with a device many times the size that does!