Rogers and CIBC make joint deal for NFC mobile payments in Canada, let you check out with your BlackBerry

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Canadians sometimes can't catch a break: while NFC payments have been relatively common for [Americans][3], [Europeans][4] and certainly the [Japanese][5], Canucks have had to largely make do paying with ye olde credit carde. [Rogers][6] and national bank CIBC want to put an end to these antediluvian ways: starting later this year, CIBC card holders will just need to swipe an NFC-equipped BlackBerry like the Bold 9900 ([Bold 9930][7] for CDMA-loving Americans) at a matching terminal to pay at a given store. The only special requirement is a secure SIM card that gives customers the freedom to change phones, even if it does create problems switching banks or carriers down the line. We're just hoping that Android and other platforms get the same treatment and let more of our Canadian friends pay for poutine that much faster.

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