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Google Wallet Will Come Pre-Installed on Android Devices at AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile

Kellen February 23, 2015 119

It's official. Google has acquired "some exciting technology and intellectual property" from Softcard, the carrier-owned mobile payment system that for years, was the reason Google Wallet couldn't exist on your Android phone. Oh how the times have changed....

Hilarious Turn of Events: Carrier-Backed Payment System That Tried to Block Google Wallet Might be Bought by Google

Kellen January 19, 2015 57

You remember Isis Mobile Wallet don't you? That would be the mobile payment system that carriers - specifically, Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile - created to be the only payment system you would need on your phone. That would also be the payment system that...

ISIS Wallet Rebranded to Softcard, Gets New Logo

Kyle September 3, 2014 38

Industry trade shows like IFA have a tendency of burying less bombastic news. For that reason, you may not have heard that the carrier-formed payment collective, formerly referred to as Isis, has undergone a rebranding, and will henceforth be known as Softcard...

ISIS to Change Name Due to Islamic Militants

Tim July 7, 2014 103

Michael Abbott, CEO of ISIS, announced today that the company will be changing its name and branding, due to the rise in media coverage of a militant group whose name, when translated to English is Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, ends up with the acronym of "...

Verizon Disabled Paypal Fingerprint Payment Support on the Galaxy S5, Google Wallet Works Though

Kellen April 11, 2014 103

What's that? You thought Download Booster was the only feature that a U.S. carrier would remove from the brand new Samsung Galaxy S5? Silly, you. I'd imagine Download Booster is only the first of many. After spending only a few minutes with the Verizon variant...

Visa and MasterCard Go All in on Host Card Emulation and Mobile Payments

Kellen February 19, 2014 55

When Google introduced Host Card Emulation (HCE) with Kit Kat back in November, some of us looked at the move as them flipping the bird to Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile, along with their Isis Mobile Wallet application. For over a year, companies like Verizon...

ISIS Mobile Wallet Opens Support for Wells Fargo Credit Card Users

Tim December 12, 2013 54

Isis Mobile Wallet users can now add Wells Fargo credit cards to the NFC-powered payment application, which has been growing steadily in support for various card providers. The last card to receive support was the American Express Serve card, which took place...

ISIS Mobile Wallet Adds American Express Serve to Limited List of Cards

Kellen November 29, 2013 19

Isis Mobile Wallet - the joint venture mobile payment system of AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile - hasn't exactly won over our hearts since its official launch earlier this month. With limited card support, we aren't finding a way to even get started with the...