RIM's mobile payment solution gets thumbs up from Visa


The final pieces of the puzzle are falling into place just ahead of the [big reveal](http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/17/rim-will-unveil-blackberry-10-on-january-30th-in-new-york/) on January 30th. The [carriers](http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/10/bb10-verizon-att-tmobile-launch/) [are](http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/19/all-major-uk-networks-confirm-blackberry-10-availability/) [on board](http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/11/sprint-blackberry-10-confirm/), there's [apps](http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/16/leaked-bb-10-sales-training-manual/) [galore](http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/14/bb10-twitter-and-google-talk-app-integration-leaks-ahead-of-laun/) and now Visa has approved RIM's Secure Element Manager (SEM) for its mobile payment system. Being given the green light means that BlackBerry wont have to worry about being upstaged by the flood of Android devices coming down the pipeline with NFC payment solutions embedded in them. It's also a major boost to the SEM platform developed by the Canadian firm which has already won the backing of many carriers in its homeland, like Bell, Rogers and TELUS, but has [struggled](http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/18/carriers-at-odds-with-rim-over-nfc-payment-data/) to gain a foothold in the US. For more, check out the PR after the break.

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