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People will be buying more print books, using their digital wallet: Deloitte

TORONTO – This year will mark the tipping point for near-field communication-enabled smartphone in-store payments, according to Deloitte's 2015 Canadian Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Predictions, released Tuesday.In 2015, about 5% of the 600 million NFC-equipped smartphones worldwide will be used to make an in-store NFC payment at least once a month, more than a 1,000% increase from 2014, making its way to Canada at the end of 2015."Canadian smartphones are already being used to check balances, transfer funds and transact online, which indicates that consumers are comfortable with using their phones to handle money. But almost no one used...