New York: MasterCard Worldwide today said that it has certified several near field communications (NFC) enabled smartphones for use with MasterCard PayPass technology, providing consumers with devices capable of making fast, secure contactless payments at hundreds of thousands of PayPass merchant locations around the globe. The new MasterCard-certified devices include the BlackBerry Bold 9900 / [...]

London: Ford UK may see the possibility of the first strike at the company since the 1970s, after Britain’s biggest trade union, Unite, slapped a notice with the intention of holding a ballot for industrial action over pensions. Ford UK is attempting to close the final salary pension scheme to new starters as well as [...]