PayPal’s mobile-to-mobile, ‘tap-to-pay’ debut just might go a long way towards breathing life into NFC; and, the American market for mobile banking / purchases / financial services, etc. (which at this juncture) is woefully behind Asia; the EU (and, belief it or not, even Africa in some respects).
Furthermore; if NFC takes off on Google’s Android OS, it might also force Apple’s hand – which could also result in a major push of this technology globally.
From CNET: http://goo.gl/U3RgV