RIM Raih Ijin Visa untuk Layani Transaksi Bergerak
RIM Receives Approval from Visa for Mobile Payment Solution
Editor : Heru S Winarno
Translator : Parulian Manalu
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Waterloo (B2B) - Research in Motion menyatakan solusi Secure Element Manager (SEM) RIM bagi Near Field Communication (NFC) mendapat persetujuan Visa. Terkait rencana RIM membangun layanan mobile payment (pembayaran berbasis ponsel), untuk digunakan dalam kartu SIM (subcriber identity module) perangkat mobile berbagai tipe yang berkemampuan-NFC.
"Persetujuan solusi SEM RIM dari Visa merupakan satu langkah yang penting mengenai bahwa ini akan memungkinkan operator (seluler) untuk mendukung Visa yang dikeluarkan bank-bank maupun institusi-institusi keuangan," Frank Maduri, Senior Director, NFC Services and TSM Product Management RIM seperti dikutip 1RIM.
RIM membangun penyebaran awal layanan mobile payment di Kanada bekerja sama dengan EnStream, --sebuah perusahaan patungan milik Bell, Rogers, dan TELUS--, menggunakan solusi SEM RIM.
Sukses RIM mendapatkan ijin resmi dari Visa itu, menurut analis prinsipal di Informa Telecoms & Media Andy Castonguay, murupakan langkan krusial dalam upaya RIM sebagai partner keamanan kunci untuk solusi pembayaran mobile di seluruh dunia.
Waterloo - Research In Motion announced that its Secure Element Manager (SEM) solution for NFC (Near Field Communication) mobile payments has been approved by Visa. RIM’s SEM is the backend solution for carriers that can securely manage credentials on SIM (subscriber identity module) cards installed in all types of NFC-capable mobile devices.
“The approval from Visa of RIM’s SEM solution is an important step in that it will enable carriers to support Visa issuing banks and financial institutions,” said Frank Maduri, Senior Director, NFC Services and TSM Product Management at RIM.
RIM builds on the recent deployment of mobile payments in Canada by EnStream, a joint venture of Bell, Rogers and TELUS, which uses RIM’s SEM solution.
“RIM’s success in gaining Visa’s formal approval as secure element manager is a crucial step in expanding RIM’s role as a key security partner for mobile payment solutions around the globe,” said Andy Castonguay, Principal Analyst, at Informa Telecoms & Media.
