Sprint Will Launch Its Own NFC Wallet This Year

By  |  June 7, 2012
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Sprint will launch its own NFC-based mobile wallet this year, says the NFC Times, citing sources within the telecom.

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    The source told the NFC Times that its wallet offering would provide a “legitimate alternative to Isis” — a statement that, if true, says a lot about Sprint’s opinion of its current mobile wallet partner, Google. Virtually all Google Wallet-equipped phones are currently sold through Sprint.

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    According to the report, Sprint is reaching out to banks and other service providers to form partnerships prior to launch.

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