Last month, Nokia has officially announced the first Windows phone with integrated Near Field Communication and support payments Visa and MasterCard. Now several hours ago MasterCard via a press release announced that Lumia 610 NFC is now "PayPass Ready" device.
“Nokia is honored that the Nokia Lumia 610 NFC will be one the world’s first smartphones to include MasterCard’s PayPass Ready brand mark,” said Andrea Bacioccola, NFC Lead Program Manager, Nokia. “This sends a clear message to operators, banks and other service providers that Nokia is able to quickly enable their payment services on this smartphone.”