Mobile Payments

"As countless rumors hint at the imminent arrival of new Apple products — rumors Cook did nothing to confirm or dispel — the company’s credit-card trove means one new tool is almost inevitable: a payments service. Apple may soon become a way you pay for all sorts of stuff across the web, inside mobile apps, and maybe even as you walk to the counter at a brick-and-mortar retail store."

From Wired

Considering it's still rare enough to find card terminals that support wireless payments, how quickly will it be before this is supported? Are Apple becoming very good at playing the long game, along with their new iBeacon concept?