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Mobile payments expanding in Canada

05/14/201305/11/2013 Julie Campbell

Royal bank of Canada (RBC) mobile commerce platform

RBC and Bell intend to work together to launch a new secure solution across the country. The largest bank in Canada, RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) and Bell, the largest communications company in the country, have announced their partnership to start to provide efficient and secure mobile payments for using credit and debit to make purchases in participating stores throughout the nation. This announcement was for the upcoming availability of a service that they are calling secure, fast, and easy. The mobile payments service will be available to RBC debit…

NFC technology based mobile payments debit transactions launched in Canada

03/29/201303/28/2013 Jesse Collins

The country’s largest bank, RBC, has now debuted its touchless transaction service. Another bank has entered into the lucrative and yet highly competitive mobile payment environment as Interac has partnered up with the largest Canadian bank, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) in order to bring contactless debit transactions to consumers through NFC technology enabled smartphones. The service is expected to roll out for actual use by consumers “in the coming year”. The demonstration of this service was held by RBC at a McDonald’s restaurant located in downtown Toronto, Canada.…