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Isis Mobile Wallet launches in Salt Lake City and Austin

Craig Lloyd — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:19:48 +0000

The new mobile payment system known as Isis Mobile Wallet has officially launched its pilot program in two US cities today. Salt Lake City, UT and Austin, TX are getting Isis support city-wide, and already there’s a total of nine smartphones to choose from that come loaded with Isis support from AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile.

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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: October 17, 2012

Eric Abent — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:47:36 +0000

It’s time to begin counting down to the weekend once again, because we’ve hit Wednesday evening. Today we heard that the iPad Mini could launch on November 2, which makes sense considering that date is just over a week after Apple’s October 23 press event. Later in the day, more sources were mentioning a November

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Isis NFC payment system claims October 22nd launch date

Chris Burns — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:42:08 +0000

For those of you working with NFC-laden smartphones with nothing to do with them other than turning your wi-fi on or off, it’s time to get happy: the mobile payment system known as Isis has all but confirmed that they’ll be up and running on October 22nd. This system has been spoken about for many

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Isis mobile payment trial run hit with a delay

Eric Abent — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:40:03 +0000

Isis, the mobile payment service that is the result of a Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile team-up, was supposed to enter into its first round of trial runs later this month. Instead, CNET reports that its developers have hit a few roadblocks, and have now pushed the launch of that first trial run back a bit.

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SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: August 28, 2012

Eric Abent — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:14:04 +0000

Welcome to Tuesday evening, folks. A number of Samsung devices are threatened by Apple’s motion to ban their sale, but Samsung assured today that it will “take all necessary measures to ensure the availability” of those targeted devices in the US. Jury foreman Velvin Hogan spoke to Bloomberg about the Apple-Samsung trial today, discussing the

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T-Mobile Galaxy S II software bump brings NFC ISIS technology [UPDATE with statement]

Chris Burns — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:24:12 +0000

The most recent software update for the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II brings not just Android version 4.0.3 but the ability to use the NFC payment system ISIS. This software is being sent out as a manual update to all of you across the nation who want to get a collection of bug fixes and

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Google reportedly working on Wallet 2.0

Cory Gunther — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 22:16:53 +0000

While the thought and idea behind Google Wallet is an excellent one, most carriers want nothing to do with Google’s mobile payment solution. With only one US carrier launching a device with Google Wallet pre-installed, the rest are seeking other solutions such as Isis for their payment methods. Today however we are hearing talks that

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Isis mobile payments get retailer partnerships

Mark Raby — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:45:40 +0000

Unless you happened to own one of the very few phones that supports Google Wallet and happened to have a Citi credit card, chances are you haven’t had the opportunity to pay for an in-store purchase with your phone. But that may soon change, as rival service Isis is now securing retail partnerships. It’s all

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Isis solidifies American Express support

Mark Raby — Fri, 11 May 2012 00:31:47 +0000

The biggest competitor to Google Wallet – and when I say biggest competitor I mean it’s going to chew up Google Wallet and spit it out like a piece of bad meat – has just joined forces with American Express to have the three biggest credit card issuers already flipping the switch with its mobile

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Mastercard’s transactions to double by 2018 thanks to mobile payments

Mark Raby — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:11:18 +0000

The number of transactions that are handled by Mastercard’s payment services is expected to almost double in the next six years, to 53 billion. The reason, according to analysts, is because of the company’s extensive growth in the world of mobile payments. It’s a segment that is seeing a lot of attention right now, and

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Isis mobile payment platform is almost ready

Mark Raby — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:43:14 +0000

Isis has a booth on display at the SXSW show in Austin, Texas this week. Austin is one of the platform’s pilot cities, and will be able to start accepting Isis payments in the summer. The Isis team, which is made up of a joint venture between Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile, released a new video

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Juniper says NFC payments will hit $74 billion by 2015

Mark Raby — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 04:04:55 +0000

Let’s face it. If you’ve actually paid for somethiing using software and hardware that’s built into your phone, you’re in the significantly vast minority. That is, at least, assuming you live in the US. But in just a few years, if it’s not part of your daily routine you may look as outdated as someone

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Isis locks up deals with Chase, Capital One

Mark Raby — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:06:53 +0000

If you’re able to take full advantage of Google Wallet right now, you’re in the minority of a minority of a minority. When its rival platform Isis launches later this year, chances are much higher you’ll be able to see all that Near Field Communication (NFC) payments have to offer. Isis announced today that it

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Moneto NFC compatibility comes to six new phones

Mark Raby — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:27:23 +0000

Moneto has announced that is has expanded its flagship Near Field Communication (NFC) platform to Android, and has added support for six Samsung Galaxy S devices. This is in addition to the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPhone 4S, which were already supported by the company. The moneto platform is different than other

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