MONTREAL and TORONTO – Following on the heels of this week’s announcement about Rogers’ initiative to offer mobile credit card services, RBC and Bell today announced they have teamed up to launch a mobile payment solution that lets RBC mobile banking customers purchase goods and services with a Bell Mobility smartphone.
The new mobile payments solution, which allows customers to pay by debit or credit, will be integrated into RBC's existing mobile banking app, appearing as an additional option on the home screen. By the end of this year, the mobile payment option will also be available for RBC and Bell customers who use BlackBerry Z10, Q10, Bold 9900, Bold 9790 or Curve 9360, and a range of Android devices from manufacturers such as Samsung, Sony, HTC, LG and more.
“Canada's largest banking institution and Canada’s largest communications company are working closely together to ensure reliability, security and ease of use in mobile commerce,” said Wade Oosterman, Bell’s chief brand officer, said in a release.”
The two companies expect to make the service broadly available by the end of the year and will be road testing the solution with consumer and merchant customers over the summer.
