Nokia India is apparently in talks with a majority of the metro rail projects in the country to introduce a Near Field Communication (NFC) based ticketing system for its consumers, reports mydigitalfc. The report states that Nokia has partnered with the mobile payment company Paymate for NFC solutions and has tied up with banks for this service. Speaking to the publication, D Shivakumar, Senior Vice President, IMEA region informed that this service will enable Metro service providers to reduce long queues and other problems associated with getting train tickets and claimed that NFC along with mobile money service would be an ideal solution for this problem. That being said, he refused to provide any further details on the service or its rollout, although the Delhi Metro Rail project has started a similar pilot project and the Chennai Metro Rail Ltd (CMRL) is currently inviting bids…
