Visa clears DeviceFidelity’s In2Pay mobile payment microSD card for use in smartphones

No iPhone? No problem. If you’ll recall, we heard back in May that Visa was in cahoots with DeviceFidelity , with the two trumpeting a not-exactly-svelte In2Pay case that would add contactless payment support to Apple’s darling. Today, the rest of the world is finally being taken into consideration. The aforementioned firms have just cleared a new In2Pay microSD solution for use in the real world, with the BlackBerry Bold 9650 and the Samsung Vibrant in particular named as compatible. In theory, it seems that nearly any smartphone with a microSD slot could be ushered into the arena, and Visa itself expects to add additional phone models for use with this technology, “including phones based on the Symbian and Windows operating systems.” This unveiling is happening after a solid 18 months of testing around the globe, but there’s no definitive word on which banks will be offering this to customers. Between this and the sudden interest in NFC , America seems more poised than ever before to slip ever further into an endless pool of debt, and with way less friction than before! We kid, we kid… kind of. Continue reading Visa clears DeviceFidelity’s In2Pay mobile payment microSD card for use in smartphones Visa clears DeviceFidelity’s In2Pay mobile payment microSD card for use in smartphones originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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