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PayPal Hits the Pavement With Mobile Payment System

NFC-enabled smartphones alone will represent a commerce opportunity of US$800 billion by 2015, predicted Parks Associates in a report released last year.

From the article, "PayPal Hits the Pavement With Mobile Payment System" by Erika Morphy

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