A terminal to engage in near-field communications, NFC, with a device, the terminal comprising: a base and a target area for NFC communications; a NFC circuit configured to send and receive NFC messages, the NFC circuit comprising: a first portion located in the base and a second portion located adjacent to the target area, the first portion being coupled to the second portion by a flexible circuit element; the first portion of the NFC circuit comprising: a NFC transceiver configured to generate an outgoing modulated digital signal by modulating a carrier signal based on an outgoing message and receive an incoming digital signal; and a NFC receive circuit configured to amplify an analog data signal and to digitize the analog data signal to generate the incoming digital signal for the NFC transceiver; the second portion of the NFC circuit comprising: a NFC transmission circuit configured to receive the outgoing modulated digital signal and to generate a tuned outgoing signal; an antenna configured to transmit the tuned outgoing signal and to receive an inductively coupled signal; and a receive amplifier configured to receive the inductively coupled signal from the antenna and amplify the inductively coupled signal to output the analog data signal, wherein the NFC transmission circuit comprises: a power amplifier circuit configured to receive the outgoing modulated digital signal and to convert and amplify the outgoing modulated digital signal to output an outgoing modulated analog signal; and a tuning circuit coupled to the power amplifier circuit to tune the outgoing modulated analog signal to generate the tuned outgoing signal. a base and a target area for NFC communications; a NFC circuit configured to send and receive NFC messages, the NFC circuit comprising: a first portion located in the base and a second portion located adjacent to the target area, the first portion being coupled to the second portion by a flexible circuit element; the first portion of the NFC circuit comprising: a NFC transceiver configured to generate an outgoing modulated digital signal by modulating a carrier signal based on an outgoing message and receive an incoming digital signal; and a NFC receive circuit configured to amplify an analog data signal and to digitize the analog data signal to generate the incoming digital signal for the NFC transceiver; the second portion of the NFC circuit comprising: a NFC transmission circuit configured to receive the outgoing modulated digital signal and to generate a tuned outgoing signal; an antenna configured to transmit the tuned outgoing signal and to receive an inductively coupled signal; and a receive amplifier configured to receive the inductively coupled signal from the antenna and amplify the inductively coupled signal to output the analog data signal, a first portion located in the base and a second portion located adjacent to the target area, the first portion being coupled to the second portion by a flexible circuit element; the first portion of the NFC circuit comprising: a NFC transceiver configured to generate an outgoing modulated digital signal by modulating a carrier signal based on an outgoing message and receive an incoming digital signal; and a NFC receive circuit configured to amplify an analog data signal and to digitize the analog data signal to generate the incoming digital signal for the NFC transceiver; a NFC transceiver configured to generate an outgoing modulated digital signal by modulating a carrier signal based on an outgoing message and receive an incoming digital signal; and a NFC receive circuit configured to amplify an analog data signal and to digitize the analog data signal to generate the incoming digital signal for the NFC transceiver; the second portion of the NFC circuit comprising: a NFC transmission circuit configured to receive the outgoing modulated digital signal and to generate a tuned outgoing signal; an antenna configured to transmit the tuned outgoing signal and to receive an inductively coupled signal; and a receive amplifier configured to receive the inductively coupled signal from the antenna and amplify the inductively coupled signal to output the analog data signal, a NFC transmission circuit configured to receive the outgoing modulated digital signal and to generate a tuned outgoing signal; an antenna configured to transmit the tuned outgoing signal and to receive an inductively coupled signal; and a receive amplifier configured to receive the inductively coupled signal from the antenna and amplify the inductively coupled signal to output the analog data signal, a power amplifier circuit configured to receive the outgoing modulated digital signal and to convert and amplify the outgoing modulated digital signal to output an outgoing modulated analog signal; and a tuning circuit coupled to the power amplifier circuit to tune the outgoing modulated analog signal to generate the tuned outgoing signal.