M-Commerce Using NFC Tags

Abstract

This paper presents a novel method to create an Android based M-commerce application usingNFC. 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 centimetres. 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 and 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.