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NFC technology enabled mobile wallet launched in Canada

04/17/201404/15/2014 Julie Campbell

Rogers Communications has taken yet another step into the mobile payments sector in the country. Rogers Communications has announced that it has now launched its suretap wallet, which is an NFC technology based mobile payments app that gives consumers with enabled smartphones the ability to store their credit and debit cards in digital form so that they can make purchases at tens of thousands of retailers throughout Canada. The suretap wallet app is designed to make it simpler and more convenient for consumers to shop. According to the Rogers vice…

Rogers and CIBC partner for the first mobile wallet in Canada

05/18/201205/18/2012 Stephanie Beck

The wireless carrier and bank will work together to bring the technology to Canadian smartphone users. Canada has just moved one step nearer to having its own mobile wallet service available, as the largest wireless carrier in the country, Rogers Communications, and a major national financial institution, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) have announced that they will be working together on its launch. In fact, they stated at a news conference that this Canadian first will be available before the end of 2012. The head of retail banking…