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Rogers says mobile wallet coming this month

TORONTO – Rogers is readying its new mobile wallet just in time for the holiday shopping frenzy.The company said Thursday that its suretap wallet, the first mobile wallet from a carrier in Canada, will be available for download in the coming weeks.  Available on select NFC-enabled Android and BlackBerry smartphones, suretap wallet will offer a co-branded virtual Rogers Prepaid MasterCard and gift cards from select national retailers as the first cards available for download.The suretap wallet promises to deliver a secure mobile payment experience, safely storing payment card information and passcodes on the secure SIM card in select NFC-enabled smartphones....