NFC and NFC payments: A review

Near Field Communication (NFC) as a form of technology has seen many improvements in recent years due to the increasing availability of NFC enabled devices. It is used for short range communication and based on the existing standards of Radio frequency identification (RFID) infrastructure. Simple and safe bidirectional communication between NFC enabled devices is made possible by this technology. In this review paper, NFC technology is put forward with respect to its implementation, operating modes, its application in the form of tags as well as payments and its standards and protocols. NFC application in the field of payments is explained with the help of NFC device architecture. Basic NFC forum architecture and threats with respect to this technology are also discussed.