BlackBerry Bold 9900 and Curve 9360 first to feature MasterCard PayPass

Research In Motion has just announced that the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphones are the first SIM-based NFC smartphones to be

October 27, 2011 / 16:40 IST

Research In Motion has just announced that the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphones are the first SIM-based NFC smartphones to be certified by MasterCard Worldwide as PayPass-approved devices. The certification was granted on the basis of the BlackBerry smartphones meeting the functionality, interoperability and security requirements of MasterCard. With this certification, any MasterCard PayPass-issuing bank globally will be able to deploy MasterCard PayPass-enabled accounts to the SIM card of these smartphones.

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first published: Oct 27, 2011 04:32 pm

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