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Jeff Campbell
05-06-2010, 04:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/05/05/visa-wants-to-turn-your-iphone-into-a-credit-card/' target='_blank'>http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/05...-a-credit-card/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"This morning, Visa and DeviceFidelity Inc., issued a joint press release annoucing that they'd built - and received Apple's much-coveted blessing in the form of accessory certification - an iPhone case that acts as a tap-to-pay Visa credit card."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1273156147.usr105634.jpg" /></p><p>This isn't exactly what I had in mind when I was hoping for some Visa integration, but small steps. The device is built into a case for the iPhone (works on 3G and 3GS) and works in conjunction with an application so you can use it to make purchases with your iPhone. The press release was pulled so I can't link to it, perhaps it will be out today or tomorrow.&nbsp;</p>