“Before the end of the year, the two companies will deploy ViVOtech’s contactless payment system in a few undisclosed new markets in the U.S., as well as jointly promote the potential of contactless payments using NFC-enabled mobile phones in those markets. The partners said they also plan to team up with wireless phone vendors, wireless phone companies and digital content providers to promote the new cashless payment system.”
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