PayPal destroys Google Wallet, MasterCard, Square, and Visa in digital wallet study

The good news, if you're PayPal, is that almost three quarters of Americans know about you and your digital wallet solution. The bad news is that under half of them really understand what a digital wallet is.

Isis confirms Oct. 22 launch — bringing mobile payments to Austin, Salt Lake City

Confirming rumors from earlier this week, the mobile payments company Isis said today that it will finally launch on October 22.

As Isis launch nears, NFC mobile payments still feel like a pipe dream

It's tough to muster much excitement for Isis, as NFC almost seems more like a fantasy today than when it was a hot buzzword for mobile payments years ago.

Gartner: Mobile payments will top $171B this year, despite fragmentation

The current state of the mobile payment industry could at best be called slightly confounding, or, at worst, a complete mess.

But in spite of increased competition from stakeholders like Square, PayPal, Google, Mastercard, Intuit and, most recently, Verifone, the …

Isis adds American Express cards — now you really can’t leave home without it

Soon you’ll be able to apply that famous American Express slogan (“Don’t Leave Home Without It”) to your smartphone. Isis, the mobile payments venture between AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon, announced Thursday that it’s adding support for AmEx cards.

The news …

ViVOTech gets investors to open up their digital wallets for new funding

Chances are, if you’ve shopped at Home Depot or gone to McDonald’s lately, you’ve seen one of ViVOTech’s credit card readers. The company, which develops hardware and software for digital wallets and mobile payments, announced a new round of funding …

The new mobile platform wars: It’s time to look beyond iOS vs. Android

It is shaping up to be a critical year for mobile tech.

If you’re tired of the endless iOS versus Android market share reports, take heart: There are new issues, and new challengers, making 2012′s mobile landscape more complex and …

Isis CEO: Mobile wallet war? What mobile wallet war?

It’s easy to think of mobile wallet solutions from companies Google, PayPal, and Isis as locked in a heated battle for the future of payments. But according to Michael Abbott, CEO of the mobile payments company Isis, that’s far from …

Mobile payments wunderkind Square hits 1M merchant milestone

Mobile payments startup Square now has more than 1 million merchants charging credit cards with the service, the company announced today.

“Just as small businesses are growing with Square, we’re growing with them: Over 1 million merchants now accept credit …

AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon to spend $100M on Isis mobile payment network

The mobile payment network Isis is said to receive a major boost of more than $100 million from its parent companies AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, Bloomberg reports.

According to anonymous sources, the additional outlay is meant to make Isis, a …

Isis mobile payment network gets in bed with Visa, MasterCard, AmEx, Discover

Isis, the mobile payment network put together by AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, today announced that it now has the support of Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover.

The news means that Isis’s mobile payment terminals will be able to handle …