M-Commerce Using NFC Tags

This paper presents a novel method to create an Android based M-commerce application using NFC. It would
require Mobile Devices which support NFC technology. NFC stands for Near Field Communication
technology which is a short-range, high frequency, low bandwidth radio technology that allows transferring
data within few centimeters. In traditional shopping, the customer needs to physically pick up the items to be
purchased and carry cash or credit/debit cards with them to make payments. The application mentioned here
would read the NFC tag(s) of the product(s) & add it to the shopping cart in our application. It would also
provide methods to change the quantity of product/s purchased and edit the cart. Along with this the customer
would be informed about the on-going offers in the store. Payment could be made through cash or online
using existing payment methods. The paper would also throw light on NFC based payments.