Circle brings out NFC payments in the battle for in-store Bitcoin convenience

Circle has announced it now supports NFC payments from its Android app. Joining other mobile wallets such asHive, Mycelium, and LazyPay in using this technology, all are hoping to drive the acceptance of Bitcoin payments at the cash-register by increasing the convenience for users and merchants.
Announcing the news on the Circle Blog yesterday, the digital wallet and payment platform has joined an increasing number of mobile digital currency wallets that are seeking to replicate the ease with which shoppers are used to making payments in physical stores. In Europe there are more than 100 million contactless payment cards in circulation, almost half of which are in the UK, where users can shop and even use the London transport network with their wireless bank card. By offering a similar level of ease to make a digital currency payment in a physical store, start-ups like Circle are bringing Bitcoin technology more in-line with the expectations of everyday shoppers.

This post was published at Coin Telegraph on 2015-01-07.