A mobile wireless communications device comprising: a display; an optical sensor having a lateral field of view; a movement sensor; a first near-field communication "NFC" device; and a controller coupled with said display, said optical sensor, said movement sensor and said first NFC device, said controller being capable of displaying a video of the field of view of said optical sensor on said display, locating and identifying a second NFC device within the video of the field of view, capturing a still image of the second NFC device, and displaying a range indicator on the display to indicate a range distance to the second NFC device, wherein the identifying of the second NFC device is based on detecting at least one of identifying indicia on the second NFC device or a shape of the second NFC device, when said second NFC device is outside the field of view, displaying the still image of the second NFC device on the display, determining a lateral alignment indicator based upon the movement sensor and displaying the lateral alignment indicator on said display to facilitate relocation of said second NFC device within the field of view, and when said second NFC device is within the field of view, displaying a guide indicator on the display to relocate the second NFC device aligned with the guide indicator based upon the movement sensor; and causing said first NFC device to communicate with said second NFC device based upon proximity to and alignment with the identifying indicia of said second NFC device. a display; an optical sensor having a lateral field of view; a movement sensor; a first near-field communication "NFC" device; and a controller coupled with said display, said optical sensor, said movement sensor and said first NFC device, said controller being capable of displaying a video of the field of view of said optical sensor on said display, locating and identifying a second NFC device within the video of the field of view, capturing a still image of the second NFC device, and displaying a range indicator on the display to indicate a range distance to the second NFC device, wherein the identifying of the second NFC device is based on detecting at least one of identifying indicia on the second NFC device or a shape of the second NFC device, when said second NFC device is outside the field of view, displaying the still image of the second NFC device on the display, determining a lateral alignment indicator based upon the movement sensor and displaying the lateral alignment indicator on said display to facilitate relocation of said second NFC device within the field of view, and when said second NFC device is within the field of view, displaying a guide indicator on the display to relocate the second NFC device aligned with the guide indicator based upon the movement sensor; and causing said first NFC device to communicate with said second NFC device based upon proximity to and alignment with the identifying indicia of said second NFC device. displaying a video of the field of view of said optical sensor on said display, locating and identifying a second NFC device within the video of the field of view, capturing a still image of the second NFC device, and displaying a range indicator on the display to indicate a range distance to the second NFC device, wherein the identifying of the second NFC device is based on detecting at least one of identifying indicia on the second NFC device or a shape of the second NFC device, when said second NFC device is outside the field of view, displaying the still image of the second NFC device on the display, determining a lateral alignment indicator based upon the movement sensor and displaying the lateral alignment indicator on said display to facilitate relocation of said second NFC device within the field of view, and when said second NFC device is within the field of view, displaying a guide indicator on the display to relocate the second NFC device aligned with the guide indicator based upon the movement sensor; and causing said first NFC device to communicate with said second NFC device based upon proximity to and alignment with the identifying indicia of said second NFC device.