Vivo Last of Major Chinese Smartphone Makers to Officially Launch NFC Pays Wallet

By:

Dan Balaban

NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – Vivo, China’s second largest smartphone maker, made it official this week, launching its NFC-enabled “vivo Pay” wallet, the last of the major Chinese phone OEMs to roll out NFC payments–though their use has been disappointing, at least for payments in stores.

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