Windows 10 phones are getting NFC payments at last

Windows Phones mostly achieved feature parity with iOS and Android with Windows 10, but the lack of NFC payments has been a glaring omission. That’s starting to change today. Windows Insiders running builds 14360 or higher can run an updated Microsoft Wallet app to make mobile payments with their MasterCard or Visa accounts. It will arrive for more devices with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update later this summer. You can also use Wallet to store membership and rewards cards (think gym memberships, library cards, etc), which can be scanned from your phone’s screen. As with Apple Pay and Android Pay, Microsoft Wallet doesn’t…

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