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MasterCard released a Mobile MasterCard PayPass User Interface Software Development Kit (UI SDK) for Android and BlackBerry OS 7 to help card issuers, carriers and third party developers to rapidly build mobile applications that give consumers the speed and convenience of PayPass Tap-and-Go contactless payments. The toolkit provides everything software developers need to create contactless payment solutions for Android and BlackBerry users, including API code libraries, sample UI application code, white-label reference UI application, developer guide, API specification documentation, as well as test suite to ensure compliance.
Using these tools, interested parties will be able to integrate Mobile MasterCard PayPass into a proximity payment mobile UI application, a mobile banking application or a mobile wallet application. Moreover, with the White-Label Reference UI, financial institutions can create a contactless mobile application within their own branded app.
As an end user, you should expect to see new apps (as well as updated existing apps) that allow you to make contactless transaction with nothing but your phone…
[Via: CellularNews]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
