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Moneto mobile wallet expands to six Android phones

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Moneto, the mobile wallet platform from DeviceFidelity and Springcard, is now available on six Android devices from Samsung, including the Galaxy S i9000, Galaxy S 4G, Vibrant, Fascinate, Mesmerize, Showcase, and Epic 4G.

Also available on the iPhone, moneto uses DeviceFidelity’s NFC-enabled In2Pay microSD technology to provide users with a prepaid account for contactless mobile purchases at the point of sale.

The moneto mobile wallet kit for Android comes with a moneto microSD, an NFC antenna sticker applicator, a prepaid magnetic stripe plastic card for ATM access, and $10 preloaded onto the account.

The app can, which can be downloaded from the Android Market, also comes with a reload feature for adding funds, a locator that lists merchants that accept NFC payments by zip code or current location, and will soon include card to card transfers as well as integrated cash back offers. [end] 

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