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Future Personal 'e-Payment': IrFM

Overview There is widespread distribution of millions of mobile devices such as mobile phones and PDA's with IrDA ports to consumers worldwide. The rapid advancement of both device technology and users' capabilities, are the foundations for a new digital payment system which promises to change the traditional way of payments. In this paper, the author carries out a comprehensive analysis of IrFM, clarifies the benefits of using such a system and develops a model which allows them to identify the significance of major performance factors of the digital payment systems.

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Publisher	Bournemouth University	File Format	PDF
Date Published	April 2005	Downloads	26
Format	White Papers
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