Europe's largest trial of NFC technology on mobile phones revealed that nine out of 10 consumers were satisfied using the technology on cellphone and 78 percent said they would be interested in using contactless services if available.

The O2 Wallet trial tested consumer demand for having cards you would normally carry in a wallet, such as Oyster and credit cards, available on a Nokia 6131 NFC mobile phone. To travel on London's transport system or make purchases in retail stores, the user simply touched the phone against a reader.

"Imagine going out for the night and only taking your mobile phone with you" said Claire Maslen, head of NFC.

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