Visa Press Release Taken Down

Here's the press release that appeared this morning but now has disappeared.  I already had it in the queue.



Visa Inc. and DeviceFidelity, Inc. are working to allow Apple iPhone(TM) users to make payments by simply waving their iPhone in front of a contactless payment terminal. The new technology, developed by DeviceFidelity and certified by Apple, combines a protectiveiPhone case with a secure memory card that hosts Visa's contactless payment application, called Visa payWave. The technology will work for both iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G devices.



iPhone users will be able to make Visa mobilepayments in retail stores, at fast food restaurants, in taxis, during sporting events (such as at baseball games), and also make purchases at vending machines that have contactless payment terminals. Thousands of merchants throughout the U.S. have already upgraded their payment terminals to allow consumers to make Visa mobile payments. The technology will also work with a majority of smart phones that have a slot for a memory card. By simply inserting the card into the memory slot on their phone, mobile users can transform their existing mobile phones into a Visa payment device. Visa has already rolled out a similar technology in Malaysia and Japan, where consumers can make mobile payments in stores and restaurants.



The mobile payment application can be password protected and utilizes advanced security technology to uniquely identify each contactless transaction.. In addition, all Visa mobilepayments are backed by Visa's global processing network and analyzed for potential fraud in real-time. If a mobile device is lost or stolen, account holders should contact their issuer, as they would if their card was lost or stolen. The issuer can immediately deactivate the account. Market trials of the payment-enabled iPhone are scheduled to start this summer. SATELLITE FEEDS: Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 Thursday, May 6th, 2010 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM ET 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM ET AMC 3 AMC 3 C-Band C-Band Transponder 3 Transponder 3 Downlink Freq. 3760 Horizontal Downlink Freq. 3760 Horizontal NEWS: Use Your iPhone to make Visa payments FORMAT: B-roll and Soundbites





ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Video, contact information and more available at:http://multivu.prnewswire.com/broadcast/43490/press.html SOUNDBITES: * Dave Wentker, Head of Mobile Contactless Payments at Visa Inc * Amitaabh Malhotra, COO of DeviceFidelity. * Kevin Scott, Father of three B-ROLL INCLUDES: * Chip and Memory Slot on iPhone * Visa-iPhone Transactions * Stadium shots * Family broll * Various Store Exteriors





VIDEO PROVIDED BY: Visa and DeviceFidelity



Contact: FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL: MultiVu Media Relations, 1-800-653-5313 EXT. 3



SOURCE Visa and DeviceFidelity



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