Mobile network operators (MNO) in Canada that support more than 90% of that country’s smartphone devices will participate in suretap, a mobile wallet that offers NFC-based contactless payments at the point of sale. Nearly 35% of POS terminals in Canada have NFC card readers including those at most big box retailers and supermarkets. Suretap originally launched in May 2014 as a proprietary mobile wallet in select smartphones available from Rogers Communications, Canada’s largest MNO. However, NFC payments could only be made using a prepaid MasterCard card issued by Peoples Trust. Consume...