It may have taken a bit longer than expected but Rogers yesterday announced the launch of its suretap wallet app. As the name implies, suretap wallet lets users securely store payment cards on their smartphones and then easily make purchases by holding their smartphones up to contactless payment terminals. The process is very similar in fact to how NFC-enabled credit cards such as MasterCard PayPass or Visa payWave work today by simply being tapped or held next to a terminal. With suretap wallet, customers will not even have to pull their card out of their wallet.
“Our customers are inseparable from their smartphones, and we know they are ready and want to use them to make payments. With the suretap wallet, their smartphones and wallets will now be one and the same,” said Jeppe Dorff, Vice-President, Transaction Services, Rogers Communications. “Now thousands of our customers across the country can make simple, secure and fast payments using their smartphones instead of fumbling through their wallets to find their payment cards.”
Among the cards already supported are the Rogers Prepaid MasterCard as well as gift cards from retailers such as Swiss Chalet, Montana’s Cookhouse, Harvey’s, Indigo, Earls Restaurants, Ardene, and Spafinder Wellness 365. More are promised in the future as well as with loyalty cards, coupons and ID cards.
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To use suretap, you’ll need a few things. First is a compatible device. Rogers already supports a number of such devices including the Samsung Galaxy S5, Samsung Galaxy S4, Galaxy Note 3, HTC One, LG G2 and BlackBerry Z10. You’ll also need a suretap LTE SIM card and the suretap wallet app (available on Google Play or BlackBerry World) with at least one payment card.
The Rogers suretap wallet is already supported at tens of thousands of retailers. In cases where a merchant’s POS terminal does not support contactless transactions or if the amount is more than CA$100, another payment method will be required.
Update (4/13/2014): We have confirmed with Rogers that the only credit card currently supported is the Rogers Prepaid MasterCard. It can be topped up to a maximum of CA$200. More payment cards, including the Rogers First Rewards MasterCard, will be added in the future.
Rogers customers can change the way they pay with the launch of the suretap(TM) wallet
Customers can now leave their cash at home and use their smartphones to make everyday purchases
TORONTO, April 11, 2014 /CNW/ – Canadians are about to think differently about cash, cards and their bulky wallets. Today, Rogers is launching the suretap wallet, a new application that lets customers use their smartphones to make payments at tens of thousands of retailers across the country. With the suretap wallet, customers can safely store eligible payment cards on their smartphone and make purchases by simply holding it up to contactless payment terminals, just like they do today with plastic credit and debit cards.
“Our customers are inseparable from their smartphones, and we know they are ready and want to use them to make payments. With the suretap wallet, their smartphones and wallets will now be one and the same,” said Jeppe Dorff, Vice-President, Transaction Services, Rogers Communications. “Now thousands of our customers across the country can make simple, secure and fast payments using their smartphones instead of fumbling through their wallets to find their payment cards.”
Starting today, customers can add multiple cards to their suretap wallet including a Rogers Prepaid MasterCard that can be topped up with funds for mobile payments. Also available for purchase are gift cards from leading Canadian food and beverage merchants and retailers including Swiss Chalet, Milestones Grill and Bar, Montana’s Cookhouse, Harvey’s, Kelsey’s, Indigo, Earls Restaurants, Ardene, and Spafinder Wellness 365. In the future, the suretap wallet application will offer more retailer gift cards, as well as store loyalty cards, coupons and ID cards.
Within the suretap wallet application, customers can add funds to their prepaid card, check account balances, view transaction history and use location-based features to find retailers nearby that accept contactless payments. The application is available for download on select Android and BlackBerry 10 smartphones that include near-field-communications capabilities.
Customers can have the peace of mind that their payment information and passcodes are securely stored on the suretap wallet’s SIM card. The wallet is backed by technology that lets customers make payments anywhere in the world that contactless payments are accepted. For merchants and retailers, accepting mobile payments with the suretap wallet means no additional or new fees.
To learn more about the suretap application including suretap-ready devices and the features and functionality of the wallet, visit www.rogers.com/suretap.
About Rogers Communications
Rogers Communications is a diversified Canadian communications and media company. We are Canada’s largest provider of wireless voice and data communications services and one of Canada’s leading providers of cable television, high speed Internet and telephony services. Through Rogers Media we are engaged in radio and television broadcasting, televised shopping, magazines and trade publications, sports entertainment, and digital media. We are publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RCI.A and RCI.B) and on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: RCI). For further information about the Rogers group of companies, please visit rogers.com.
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