Visa, Samsung Distributing 1,000 NFC Phones to Olympics “Decision Makers”

Roughly 1,000 Samsung Galaxy S III devices will be distributed to “key stakeholders and decision makers” at the London 2012 Olympics — and each NFC-enabled device will come with a Visa mobile payments app preinstalled, according to NFC World.

All the points of sale within the London Games site will be equipped to receive payment via Visa PayWave, the report says.

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