RIM’s NFC Manager Solution Approved By Visa for Mobile Payments
RIM has had their Secure Element Manager (SEM) solution approved by MasterCard for awhile now and now they have Visa on board. SEM is a backend system that lets carriers manage the NFC/SIM credentials on their customers devices. Check out the full announcement below: RIM Receives Approval from Visa for Mobile Payment Solution WATERLOO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire…
Visa Europe Approves NFC Payments on Latest BlackBerry 7 Devices
Visa Europe has certified the NFC packing GSM BlackBerry 7 devices for NFC payments using the Visa PayWave app. This certification is for the BlackBerry Bold 9900, Bold 9790, Curve 9360, and Curve 9380 along with the Samsung Galaxy II and LG Optimus. These devices are all GSM because the CDMA variants don’t get much…
ISIS Teams Up with Visa, MasterCard, Discover, & AmEx for Mobile Payments
The mobile payment ecosystem is really making some noise this year in conjunction with NFC. We told you about ISIS a bit back but now they have announced that they are working with Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express to expand mobile payments with NFC. When ISIS originally started as a joint venture it was…
Visa Bungles BlackBerry Offers App Roll Out in the US
Visa really knows how to botch a BlackBerry app launch. They have released a new app that allows you to see offers and deals that you can redeem. You can also use the app to find the nearest ATM and other features. The app has quite a few strikes against it but who knows one…