This is kind of a rumor mill post but Engadget is reporting that two insiders have said that Google is planning on buying thousands of Verifone NFC payment terminals to install in New York and San Fransisco stores. Since the Nexus S is the only device that currently has an NFC chip one would think that Google knows that there are more coming int he next four to five months, given that is the stated time frame of the roll out in NYC and SF.
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NFC experts talk about Isis, Google and Apple
February 24, 2011 
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I found a talk with three industry experts about the prospects for NFC payment, via phones or cards, in the US. I posted my notes below the image. In general they all seemed to think that this time is different because of the mobile phone and believe the primary driver of consumer adoption will be the introduction of personalized marketing communications from brands.
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