Assa abloy meanwhile said the project was a world first and the goal was " to get feedback from guests and employees using the nfc phones for a variety of services . "
But when nfc is in an environment where where 2 seconds make or break the transaction at the merchant level , there are still issues that need to be overcome . "
In other words , while nfc sounds like the future of mobile payments , and probably is the future of mobile payments , don 't throw out your credit cards just yet .