CIBC has confirmed over twitter that their popular and innovative VISA mobile payment app is in development for BB10!
@bbabrian We hear you! Our dev team is working on it & making sure the experience will be awesome. Info bit.ly/ZGblBX. ^ZW
— CIBC (@cibc) March 15, 2013
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dpr ( View Profile) - Posts: 768
Posted: March 16, 2013 at 11:37 AM EST from my BlackBerry 9930 | OS 7.1.0.580
Great news. I would be leary of similar Android, IOS mobile payment offerings, due to reputed information leaks.
SFWRITER Not Registered
Posted: March 17, 2013 at 11:39 AM EST from my BlackBerry Z10 | OS 10.0.10.672
It would be nice if they also had agreement with other providers (Bell, Telus, etc) & other banks jumped in.
BBA Brian ( View Profile) - Posts: 1219
Posted: March 17, 2013 at 11:59 AM EST from my BlackBerry Z10 | OS 10.0.10.672
I imagine there is some sort of exclusivity agreement for a certain initial period of time between visa, cibc and Rogers. Cibc and Rogers have always been fairly close knit so it wouldn’t surprise me. Eventually the rest will have apps I would assume.
Peter Not Registered
Posted: March 17, 2013 at 3:05 PM EST
Great idea, but have you tried to find an ‘NFC-capable SIM card’??? The app doesn’t work without it. I’ve got the 9900 app installed and it’s useless without the SIM card.
I’ve asked at a half dozen Rogers stores and they all say they don’t have the SIM cards yet.
BBA Brian ( View Profile) - Posts: 1219
Posted: March 17, 2013 at 3:19 PM EST
OMG Peter I went through the SAME thing when the app came out. I went to store after store and no one knew what an NFC enabled SIM card is.
Turns out, the basic SIM card is the NFC enabled SIM card. Just wasn’t branded as such.
I just checked the Rogers website and they seem to have branded it now the “Rogers Suretap Sim”
You can find and order it here: http://www.rogers.com/web/content/sim-cart
The regular LTE simcard is also NFC enabled as well.
They seem to be charging more for the “Suretap” SIM card, but, it is my understanding they are both enabled.
Peter Not Registered
Posted: March 17, 2013 at 3:22 PM EST
Thanks Brian. But when I launch the app it says it won’t work because the SIM card doesn’t support it. So it sounds like I need the Suretap SIM card?
BBA Brian ( View Profile) - Posts: 1219
Posted: March 17, 2013 at 3:23 PM EST
how old is your SIM card?
Peter Not Registered
Posted: March 17, 2013 at 3:26 PM EST
Maybe 6 weeks – got it with my a new corporate owned 9900. Also didn’t work with my older personal 9900 (that SIM was maybe 2 years old)
BBA Brian ( View Profile) - Posts: 1219
Posted: March 17, 2013 at 3:29 PM EST
is 6 week old SIM an LTE SIM?
Peter Not Registered
Posted: March 17, 2013 at 3:32 PM EST
I don’t think so. How can you tell? Its in a 9900 which isn’t LTE.
BBA Brian ( View Profile) - Posts: 1219
Posted: March 17, 2013 at 3:33 PM EST
The SIM card would say LTE on it. LTE sims will work in non LTE phones.
jonp ( View Profile) - Posts: 67
Posted: March 17, 2013 at 11:53 PM EST from my BlackBerry Z10 | OS 10.0.10.672
I’m waiting for RBC to come out with an app. Hope it is soon.