UAE-based Du showcased the near field communication-based mobile solutions for UAE businesses at the recently concluded Gitex Technology Week in Dubai. NFC is a next-generation wireless technology that allows transmission of small packets of data via radio frequency identification transponders such as mobile phones for contact-less payment transactions. NFC holds potential use in mobile phone devices whereby customers can use their mobile phones to make purchases instead of using cash and traditional plastic payment cards. The technology has a variety of applications including transportation, person-to-person payments, identity documentation and mobile commerce.