Well? Will it?
So far I've a lot of doubt.
Eventually once there are enough connections built foundations and linkages take a while to develop
Example scenario
Stripe/Square + NFC + Mobile Banking leading towards distributed platforms and increased usage
Basically on the go simple to use and easy to acquire coins from any location is the end goal and different groups worldwide are still taking steps towards making it simple just need to check the press section over a month to see all the different projects going on.
That said it takes time to build those relations, regulations and all.
Kind of wish they used them on parking meters someday mobile swipe and walk away but for now at least I'll know my whisky is legit with NFC and Bitcoin could be processed with a watch not presently but looking at the idea an Android app could fix that someday in the near future as an add on, as always there are interesting applications just need someone to do them.
Theoretical
https://gigaom.com/2015/02/25/behold-the-nfc-enabled-smart-whisky-bottle/http://www.androidcentral.com/lgs-watch-urbane-nabs-lte-connectivity-and-nfc-based-paymentsCurrent
http://www.wired.com/2015/02/bitcoin-comes-influential-payments-startup-stripe/Squares
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrYjXLPXYikFuture applications for Bitcoin (Mobile Banking)
http://www.gatesnotes.com/2015-annual-letter?lang=en&page=3Just to list a few examples
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In the next 15 years, digital banking will give the poor more control over their assets and help them transform their lives.
The key to this will be mobile phones. Already, in the developing countries with the right regulatory framework, people are storing money digitally on their phones and using their phones to make purchases, as if they were debit cards. By 2030, 2 billion people who don't have a bank account today will be storing money and making payment with their phones. And by then, mobile money providers will be offering the full range of financial services, from interest-bearing savings accounts to credit to insurance.
Traditional banks cannot afford to serve the poor because of their costs. That's why 2.5 billion adults don't currently have a bank account. In villages where people borrow or save in tiny denominations, building and maintaining a bank branch just doesn't make sense. And when most people think about financial services specifically for the poor, they think of microcredit, such as small loans to businesswomen in poor countries. Indeed, small loans have helped millions of people, but loans are only one of the financial services the poor need, interest rates are relatively high, and these services have reached only a small fraction of the poorest.
The companies pioneering mobile banking find it profitable to serve the poor because the marginal cost of processing a digital transaction is near zero. And because so many people in developing countries have mobile phones — more than 70 percent of adults in many countries are subscribers now — the volume of transactions can be very high. By making small commissions on millions and millions of transactions, mobile money providers can make a profit serving poor customers, just as brick-and-mortar banks do serving the wealthy. Once these services get going, then there will be competitive innovation in offerings like special savings or credit plans related to farming or education.
