Article

  Comment(0)

 
Share:    Email  

Visa approves new smartphones for NFC payments

Laura O'Brien

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 08:44

Visa Europe has certified NFC-enabled smartphones from Samsung, LG Electronics and RIM for use as payment devices using the Visa payWave app at the point of sale.

Visa Europe has certified NFC-enabled smartphones from Samsung, LG Electronics and RIM for use as payment devices using the Visa payWave app at the point of sale.

The Samsung Galaxy S II, the LG Optimus NET NFC, the BlackBerry Bold 9900, the BlackBerry Bold 9790, the BlackBerry Curve 9360 and the BlackBerry Curve 9380 have all been approved by Visa for use as mobile payment devices.

The new devices certified by Visa have the Visa payWave app on a SIM card and include Near Field Communication technology, which allows users to securely pay for goods by waving their phone over an in store terminal.

Read the full story by clicking the link below
http://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/item/25265-visa-approves-new/
 
Tags: NFC, Mobile Payments, EMEA, Mobile Wallet, RIM, Samsung, Visa Europe, LG Electronics

Sponsored Links
 

 

  Article

   Comments(0)

 
Login or register to post comments
[Show comment]

FEATURED EVENTS

The 2012 Mobile Money ForumMobile Money Canada 2012

Stay Connected

 
Sign Up for the Latest in:
 
 
Mobile Money Transfer
Mobile Commerce
Micro Finance
Mobile Technology
EMEA
APAC
Mobile Payments
Mobile Banking
Mobile Marketing
Global
Americas
Company
(*)
 

MOST POPULAR

HEADLINES

1.Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel join hands for mobile banking services
2.Starbucks Brews Loyalty With Mobile Payment
3.Canadian banks introduce mobile payment guidelines
4.Early days for mobile payments adoption: MasterCard news
5.Banks, telecoms move on new mobile payment system
6.Carrier mobile payments venture signs up 50 merchant partners
7.Early Days For Mobile Payment: MasterCard
8.Mobile Money: All you need to know
9.BlackBerry ties up with mobile payments provider Tanla Solutions
10.Kony Solutions Is Among the First Mobile Platform Vendors to Supp

FEATURED COMPANIES

MOST POPULAR

BLOGS

1.Retailers Winning with Mobile Payments
2.Getting Mobile Payments Done
3.MMU moves into an exciting new phase …
4.Mobile Roadmap: Calculating Hard ROI on Soft ROI Initiatives
5.A missed opportunity: Mobile money failing to meet the needs of s
6.Mobile Payments and Android. Are you ready?
7.Announcing the results of the 2011 Global Mobile Money Adoption S

 
 

Mobile Financial News from around the web

 
 
 

Inside the DonRiver Network