The Washington Post ranks NFC as #2 on their “Top 10 coolest things at CTIA 2008” list saying: “Blaze Mobile has developed a mobile application to allow you to track bank accounts and debit and credit cards from several banks and services. It allows you to make contactless payments using near-field communications. If your phone doesn’t have NFC, you can sign up for a prepaid MasterCard through Blaze that gives you a NFC sticker to make payments. The app costs $4.99 a month.”

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