CORAL SPRINGS, Florida, July 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --Biometrics Companies expand newest smart technology operations as consumers stray from traditional banking methods and convert to digital commerce: NXT-ID, Inc. (OTCBB: NXTD), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY), Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Blackberry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY)NXT-ID, Inc., (OTCQB: NXTD) a biometric authentication company focused on the growing m-commerce market, announces the next generation smart wallet, Wocket™ will be "Made in the U.S.A." The first Wockets™ are expected to ship to consumers in September, with advance ordering currently available at http://www.wocketwallet.com. Gino Pereira, CEO of NXT-ID, said, "July is an appropriate time to announce that Wocket will be made in the USA. With most tech companies manufacturing overseas for reasons of economy, we are proud to announce that we will be partnering with MC Assembly to manufacture our biometric smart wallet in Melbourne, FL. We believe some of the highest quality products in the world are made in the USA. We hope to create a win-win situation where we can offer consumers superior product and help to create jobs in the local economy." MC Assembly is a major manufacturing services company with operations in Winchester, Massachusetts, Palm Bay Florida and Zacatecas, Mexico. The company is focused mainly on aerospace, defense, medical, industrial, and niche telecommunications markets.To read the full press release, please click here: http://www.fnmprofiles.com/profiles-nxtd.html"MC Assembly is delighted to be selected as NXT-ID's manufacturing partner", said Jake Kulp, Vice President of New Business Development at MC Assembly. "This exciting new product will utilize all of the MC Assembly's leading edge technology manufacturing capital equipment as well as our global supply-chain management and planning tool sets", Mr. Kulp added. "MC Assembly remains committed to the growth of Florida base jobs and serving the high-technology central Florida manufacturing needs like those required by NXT-ID."Mobile Payment / mCommerce News: Recently, Verizon (NYSE: VZ) added tablets to its monthly device payment plan, also known as Edge. With tablets on Edge, you are looking at the same deal as you would get with phones - no upgrade fees, full device value split into 20 equal monthly payments, and the option to upgrade once you have owned the device for 30 days and have have paid off 60% of it. As you can see from the screenshot, devices like the new Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet are already included. Verizon also sells the Galaxy Tab 4, G Pad 8.3, Nexus 7 (2013), Galaxy Note Pro 12.2, and all of the iPads.Fighting the trend that has seen millennial consumers-those aged 18 to 34-increasingly pulled away from traditional banking channels in favor of all digital methods of storing, moving and using money like Google Wallet (NASDAQ: GOOG) or PayPal (NASDAQ: EBAY); one Chicago area bank is officially rolling out a digital banking product just for the millennial consumer. Liberty Bank's new Smart Debit Plus account will gives users access to transfers, electronic statements and text message alerts as well as online bill pay and other money management tools. What it won't come with is checks, as paper checks will not be issues with these accounts, nor will there by a minimum monthly balance or account maintenance fess. "Since they want to do everything online, we created the account around a first-of-its kind debit card that accesses an array of largely free electronic services," says Kevin Tynan, a marketing executive at the bank, reports Payments Source. http://www.pymnts.com/news/2014/paperless-debit-used-to-lure-millennials/#.U8VRpMJOWHsSmartphone Technology News: It seems that the Indian smartphone industry will continue to outperform globally. With the introduction of several low-cost smartphones and discounted data tariffs, smartphone shipments in the country surged 244% during fiscal year 2014, according to India-based Manufacturer's Association of Information Technology. The industry body, going forward, estimates the Indian smartphone industry will double in size during fiscal year 2015; gradually increasing 3G penetration rate and the introduction of next-gen 4G network will compel consumers to upgrade their smartphones. 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