Following in the buzz from the recent Isis initiative announcement, Visa has announced the availability of mobile contactless payments enabled by DeviceFidelity’s In2Pay microSD solution.

In2Pay is the first mobile contactless payment solution included in the list of Visa compliant products available for potential commercial deployment by financial institutions in the U.S. and select markets. There are approximately 5 billion mobile handsets in market around the globe, and according to IDC3, smart phone shipments globally are expected to increase 24% in 2011, helping drive continued growth in more robust and powerful mobile devices that are capable of supporting contactless payment. [Read more…]