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Mobile payments may be slowly adopted among American shops and consumers

Julie Campbell
mobile payments growth report

Widespread use of this technology may not arrive until 2020, according to some experts. Though many companies and smartphone experts are counting on the rapid adoption of mobile payments and wallets over the next few years in the United States, there are some who believe that it will take a while for Americans to embrace this technology. This perspective has aligned closely with the suggestion that U.S. NFC technology adoption could be slow. A panel of mobile payments experts have stated that American adoption of near field communications may experience…

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Mobile payments through Isis to begin starting October 22

L. Green
isis mobile wallet

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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Isis to be trialed in Aramark cafeteria in New Jersey

Stephen Vagus

Isis finally goes on trial An Aramark cafeteria located in Verizon Wireless’ headquarters in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, will be the first place in the U.S. to official trial the Isis mobile payment platform. Isis has become one of the most hyped and anticipated mobile commerce platforms to date. The platform represents a partnership between AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and T-Mobile, and is expected to be the most prominent platform in the burgeoning mobile commerce industry. After years in development, the platform will finally be tested in a commercial setting. Mobile…

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Xperia TL coming soon from AT&T and Sony

Stephen Vagus
Sony's new Xperia T, V and J series

Launch of Xperia TL to be “soon” AT&T is expected to facilitate the launch of Sony’s new Xperia TL smart phone in the coming months. Sony announced that the Xperia T series will see a launch in late August earlier this year. The launch of the new series was heralded by the Xperia V and Xperia Tablet S, two devices that won a great deal of acclaim for what they did. Now, the Xperia TL is on the horizon and it is generating hype because of one feature that sets…

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Mcommerce project continues to add more merchants to the fold

Jennifer Goula
mobile payments partnership deal

Dunkin’ Donuts and Gap have both joined the Merchant Consumer Exchange The Merchant Consumer Exchange (MCX) mcommerce project has just added another wave of large retailers to its already massive group of participants. This program is meant to form a tremendous mobile commerce platform away from banks and carriers. Among the latest entrants into the MCX world are Gap, Dunkin’ Donuts, and Bed Bath & Beyond. These are only a tiny few to add to the many others that have already jumped on board this massive venture. Among the earlier…

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