Mobile wallet, Isis, works to rebrand to distance itself from militant group

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While a new name has not been chosen for the service, it is on its way in coming months. The mobile wallet joint venture that is backed by Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T will soon be receiving a new name, as Isis is being rebranded now that an Islamic militant group has been labeled with the same name. The goal is to place a greater distance against the group responsible for violence against civilians in Iraq and Syria. The ISIS militant group has been linked to considerable sectarian violence against government…

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Mobile payments through Isis to begin starting October 22

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The trial of the new digital wallet service will kick off in a limited way. The national mobile payments network, Isis, will have its official consumer trial launch, beginning on Monday, October 22, 2012, and will support three different Samsung Galaxy, Android based smartphones. Users of the Galaxy S Relay 4G, Galaxy S II and Galaxy S III will be able to test the digital wallet. According to the latest mobile payments news that has been circulating as a result of a memo that was leaked, the pilot launch of…

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