The major Dutch providers, the betaaltechniek nfc in sim cards integrate. Now there is still a nfc-antenna in phones sit. The providers stand behind a global standard, which pay with the sim.
By nfc in sim cards to stop the technology for wireless payments fast worldwide breakthrough, in the opinion of the GSM Association, the umbrella organisation of providers. Now nfc is still built by the manufacturer of the phone. The Google Nexus S, Nokia C7 and BlackBerry Bold 9900 support nfc, but many other phones are not.
The providers that take part, 45 in total, and in the Netherlands KPN, Vodafone and T-Mobile, have said that they are the standard for nfc on sim cards support and use. Might want to providers in that way, in addition to a supplier of voice minutes and mobile data also payment providers. In the Netherlands, providers also with banks working on a payment system based on nfc. That system must be at the end of 2012 are taken into use.
It is still unclear when providers sim cards with nfc and nfc in all sim cards will sit, or an option. In addition to the Dutch providers do large operators as China Mobile, Telefonica and Verizon Wireless. Also the Belgian provider Proximus.