HTC One X receives Mastercard PayPass Ready certification

HTC X One part of the shortlist of 17 smartphones that have received MasterCard PayPass Ready certification.The certification guarantees that the current flagship of the Taiwanese manufacturer could allow you to pay quickly and safely in the many outlets that are MasterCard PayPass certified. 

The payments are made ​​using PayPass NFC chip, a component that is part of the hardware equipment of HTC X. One HTC may, at its option, perform the new PayPass Ready logo on the device back on packaging and in advertising campaigns related to the smartphone. 

The NFC payments in the coming years will take more and more ground, but the new top model from HTC One X is of the HTC device sets the groundwork right now to serve as a perfect substitute for traditional credit cards.

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Mastercard - Nokia Lumia 610 NFC is now PayPass Ready Device

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.”

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