NonprayingMantis:

freitasm: I'd say this "announcement" was just jumping the gun, by the looks of it (tweet by Tom PS):

"Understand the Auckland "NFC trial" may have been bit over-cooked: just top-up element being trialled - no trial of NFC payments"

weird, the press release clearly states:



"Trial participants will be able to use a mobile phone to make "tap and go" payments to access public transport in Auckland and make purchases at a small selection of retailers."

...

the trial will also use a Westpac credit card to top up a Telecom XT Prepaid account, using Paymark’s infrastructure. This will make it easier for customers to add credit to a prepaid card without having to go online or pay in a store.