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I admit I was once a doubter of how North America would adopt the idea of using a mobile phone for more than just calls, cam­eras, and music. As the love for all things “App” has emerged, it has become evi­dent that North Americans are embrac­ing the idea of a cell phone that does it all. Paypal recently acquired mobile pay­ment provider Zong for $240 mil­lion dol­lars! So, the ques­tion is, how long will it take us now to get rid of our tra­di­tional wal­lets? I’m pos­i­tive that money won’t be the only thing that moves to our cell phones in the next few years. Thing of all the things that peo­ple would use more often or keep if it was in our cells instead of a phys­i­cal wal­let?… metro passes, gift cards, credit cards, busi­ness cards, loy­alty cards… so many items, so much potential!

Professional com­mu­nity ser­vice G+ has cre­ated an info­graphic that illus­trates their insight into mobile pay­ment trends that tracks what experts and ana­lysts believe will hap­pen in the next four years, includ­ing what will hap­pen with near field com­mu­ni­ca­tion (NFC). G+ also com­pared some of the cur­rent play­ers in the mobile pay­ment space.