NFC Use Cases

NFC smartphones can confirm a user’s identity, which is a great fit for security kiosks. For low-to-medium level security applications, using NFC technology to gain entrance is gradually replacing ID badges as the preferred method of managing automated entry. Users may sometimes misplace or forget an ID badge, but users rarely are without their smartphone!

Many smartphone payment systems, such as Google Wallet, utilize NFC to allow users to simply “tap and pay” through NFC-readers, such as self-checkout payment kiosks. The user’s credit card or bank account is configured through the payment app on their phone, and by simply tapping or even swiping their phone near the NFC-reader, the transaction