Isis Mobile Payment Trials to Launch October 22nd, T-Mobile to Rollout Support First
Multi-carrier backed mobile payment initiative Isis ramps up for the forthcoming launch of service trials, now set for next week.
ISIS Mobile Payment Initiative Delayed Yet Again, Clouds Hang Over Service
The long-planned ISIS mobile payment initiative spearheaded by AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon is delayed yet again.
HP Releases More Open webOS Components and Sets Governance Model
In a press release, HP has announced its latest webOS component release for the month in the Isis web browser which is shipped with the operating system as well as the ancillary components in Qt WebKit and the Netscape Plug-in API for third-party plugin support, such as Adobe’s now deprecated Mobile Flash plugin.
More Card Issuers Join Isis Mobile Payment Initiative
The Isis mobile payment initiative has announced that it has added three new credit card issuers in MasterCard (also a part of Google Wallet) Visa and American Express to its list of supported credit cards and payment systems. Discover/Novus had joined the initiative last year as a founding member. This makes the Isis initiative the [...]
ISIS Announces First Launch Market
The ISIS mobile payment initiative has announced its first launch market in Austin Texas. The agreement for the service was reached in conjunction with the Austin Chamber of Commerce along with local businesses and franchises. The deal also includes availability of compatible hardware in the first half of 2012. This follows the near collapse of [...]
GSM Association Touts Increased Support for NFC Payment Systems
The GSM Association, the group that represents all of the carriers and vendors that are involved with providing products and services based on the standard has announced that many carriers and manufacturers will work together to make NFC products and services interoperable with many international services. The trade association has also announced that it will [...]
T-Mobile USA to Roll Out NFC Payment System
During Mobile World Congress, T-Mobile USA parent Deutsche Telekom has confirmed that it will roll out NFC based payment services across select subsidiaries this year and next, including T-Mobile USA. More specific to T-Mobile USA, the carrier will roll out NFC services later this year, with the full payment system following in 2012 through its [...]
