Everything Everywhere: NFC launching with 40k shops ready to rock

Dusan over at IntoMobile has the details:

UK mobile operator Everything Everywhere, which is a joint venture between Deutsche Telecom’s T-Mobile and France Telecom’s Orange, announced a commercial launch of a nationwide contactless mobile payments scheme in Q2 2011.

via UK: Everything Everywhere announces first commercial NFC rollout during Q2 2011.

Good work Everything Everywhere. I’m looking forward to buying a sandwich from Pret with my handset. Bring it ON!