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Bank of America testing Mobile Wallet program using NFC-enabled BlackBerry smartphones
By Adam Zeis on 25 Feb 2011 12:36 pm
We didn't expect to see much of NFC until the rumored 2011 devices hit later this year, but Bank of America is already putting the NFC technology to good use. They have started a trial of their Mobile Wallet program that will allow testers to receive a new battery door and microSD card to NFC-ize their device. The program lets users make payments using only their NFC outfitted BlackBerry (currently supported are the Curve 85xx, Tour and Bold series) anywhere MasterCard is accepted. The trial looks to start sometime this spring and is invite only. Great stuff!
Source: BGR
Quisinberry Feb 25, 2011 at 12:56 pm
Regarding NFC, I'm with John Dvorak: "After all, you can stall the bank, and what can they really do, anyway? You stall the phone company and you are disconnected from the world."
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prown01 Feb 25, 2011 at 1:25 pm
To get an invite. I want to try this
zoom--zoom Feb 25, 2011 at 1:38 pm
Is a bad IDEA !
mrbdh8 Feb 25, 2011 at 1:49 pm
I am very interested in this. I would jump at the opportunity to take part in this testing. How does one go about getting an invite?
Peppy690 Feb 25, 2011 at 2:31 pm
i got an email invite, but have a storm2...bummer.....i really don' t think its that much more convenient...i'm still going to carry the card in my wallet. Plus, by time I take out my blackberry, unlock it, find and open the app, then scan it....my card would have been out and already swiped.
Until i don't have to carry a wallet, then the use of this is just for show.
gregorylkelly Feb 25, 2011 at 2:43 pm
Put app on a convenience key. Problem solved!
david-mullins Feb 25, 2011 at 3:01 pm
Oh, forward me your email invite! I will be happy to use it! :-) david.mullins@att.blackberry.net
Then again, I hear the program is only available to folks in New York, San Francisco, Atlanta, and Charlotte, and I am in Memphis. Bummer!
Pilot BB Feb 25, 2011 at 4:54 pm
I'll take it! I travel to NY and CLT weekly.
PM me if you're fine with passing the invite on.
Pilot BB
bahandi Feb 25, 2011 at 7:31 pm
You don't have QuickLaunch or ShortCutMe? Those two apps multiply a BB's efficiency so much.
dadymon Feb 25, 2011 at 3:02 pm
No support for the torch! Whats up with that!!!!
royinferno69 Feb 25, 2011 at 3:07 pm
Great to see a company using Blackberries to advertise their new nfc service. Hopefully more will join in and utilize the new Blackberries coming out with the nfc built in
jdaclutch Feb 25, 2011 at 4:33 pm
I havea 9700 and BoA cards, but I didn't get the invite, bummer...
Blackberry_Fanboy Feb 25, 2011 at 7:46 pm
Haha iPhone doesn't have battery cover hence can't participate until iPhone 5 launches
jasperlin Feb 25, 2011 at 9:58 pm
Maybe apple products don't get it bc they're not secure. =)
tarishaclark Feb 25, 2011 at 9:41 pm
CAN WE GET A DECENT MOBILE APP FIRST? One step at a time BOA. SHEESH
decolate Feb 25, 2011 at 10:03 pm
What hardware is being used for NFC on the older model phones, blue tooth?
hammerhand Feb 26, 2011 at 1:41 am
The article said they'd ship out a new battery cover and a MicroSD card. The app must make use of those somehow... I'm guessing the SD card has the NFC chip on it and the battery cover is more permeable to RF than the standard? Unless each has a coil, which seems more complicated than necessary. I want in to try this out!
AxMark Feb 28, 2011 at 3:14 pm
This is the Devicefidelity MicroSD solution that Visa and Bank of America were testing last year. It looks like they have gone commercial with it. How does one sign up? Can I just call the bank? I saw someone using it in NY last year in november and it looked really cool. They also had an iphone sleeve from the same company that made similar payments, which a second person was using. Unfortunately they would not tell me how to sign up for it :(
From what the person using it told me - they had switched their microSD to a new one that the bank had given them, along with a new back cover. They also had an application on the phone that allowed them to choose which credit card to pay with.
spencerdl Feb 26, 2011 at 12:44 am
THE FUTURE IS NOW ...THE WORLD IS CHANGING RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES. "WHY CARRY A WALLET WHEN YOU CAN CARRY YOUR BLACKBERRY"
The Consigliere Feb 26, 2011 at 9:19 am
I'd be interested in participating if I had more information on it.
Coraya Feb 26, 2011 at 2:38 pm
I got an invite. its a random selection of their customers. You can't request it. I actually deleted the invite at first until this popped up on crackberry.
AxMark Feb 28, 2011 at 3:14 pm
Can you send me the invite? Maybe they will let me signup for it.