NFC Use Remains Limited; Higher Among Males

The percentage of mobile phone owners in the US who say their device has near-field communications (NFC) technology has doubled since last year, according to new survey data out from Deloitte. But, even given that growth, just 1 in 10 respondents say their phone has NFC capabilities, with 62% saying it doesn’t and 28% saying they don’t know. Of those who have the technology, about one-third said they used the capability in the past month – meaning that only about 1 in every 30 mobile phone owners in the US claims to have recently used NFC technology. (more…)