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Mobile payments coming to a BlackBerry near you courtesy of CSI Virtual MasterCard

by Adam Zeis on 27 Jun 2011 12:35 PM
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CSI MasterCard App

The rumor mill is buzzing once again and it looks like CSI Enterprises and MasterCard are teaming up to bring some mobile payment goodness to BlackBerry smartphones. The BlackBerry Bold 9900 and 9930 should be launching in the next few months (please RIM get on with it already!) and will be sporting NFC for the first time on a BlackBerry. The CSI Virtual MasterCard app hopes to take advantage by letting GlobalVCard holders use their NFC-enabled device to make payments on the go. The app is scheduled to release in July, so hopefully they know something we don't (like an official launch date) and aren't just pushing out the app before the device hits the market. Pretty cool stuff here and hopefully much more NFC fun to follow down the road.

Source: Engadget

Filed Under: News & Rumors, BlackBerry Apps; Tags: mobile payment, NFC. CSI Virtual MasterCard
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Posted by Kiddo2050 Monday, Jun 27, 2011 332 days ago

What's wrong with having the app up before the device comes out? In fact I hate getting a new device and having to give up apps for a month or two unti they are carried over. Get OS7 apps up now!

 
 
Posted by 00stryder Monday, Jun 27, 2011 332 days ago

I don't think Adam was saying that he had a problem with releasing an app for NFC before the phones come out but rather that he (and most of us here in Crackberry Nation) would like to know when these NFC-equipped phones will be made available. Not so much for the NFC technology either, but that's a nice addition nevertheless!

 
 
Posted by Jimcmf Monday, Jun 27, 2011 332 days ago

I saw that in China, people are already paying using their phones. Like at McDonalds.
What else are we going to get our phones to do?

 
 
Posted by eKafara Tuesday, Jun 28, 2011 332 days ago

I don't want to start anything. But this is going to be on the iPad? I think using any tablet for NFC payment would be a bit silly, and by a bit I mean a lot. Yes, a lot silly... : )

 
 
Posted by anar_baku Tuesday, Jun 28, 2011 331 days ago

The GSM Arena specs for 9900 is showing NFC support, so it's probably a bit more than a rumour:

http://www.gsmarena.com/blackberry_bold_touch_9900-3116.php

 
 
Posted by anar_baku Tuesday, Jun 28, 2011 331 days ago

And here is another spec that lists NFC:

http://www.expansys.com/blackberry-bold-9900-black-218039/

 
 
Posted by morteza451 Wednesday, Jun 29, 2011 330 days ago

Have a look to thhis page :
http://www.electroclinic.co.uk/Mobile_Phone_Hardware_Services.html

 
 
Posted by mondaoese Tuesday, Sep 27, 2011 241 days ago

Blackberry Bold 9900 4G – First Blackberry 4G capable supporting 5 Megapixel Camera, powered with 4G speed , high touch resolution screen + qwerty keyword. Read features, details, specifications and full details.

http://www.cellhub.com/t-mobile-cell-phones/blackberry-curve-9360-black....