Despite repeated industry attempts to build a buzz, buzz, buzz around NFC , growth of the promising communication tech has only been stilted by limited, real-world implementation — not to mention a dearth of enabled devices. This stunted consumer adoption hasn’t put a damper on Visa’s stride towards a contactless payment future, as the company’s just announced a list of smartphones, both here and in Europe, that officially support its payWave system. Owners of the Samsung Galaxy S II , LG Optimus NET NFC, BlackBerry Bold 9900 / 9790 and BlackBerry Curve 9360 / 9380 can now count themselves among the privileged few that can swipe to pay with the application

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Visa certifies NFC-equipped Android, BlackBerry smartphones for payWave


