Verizon's already partnered with AT&T and T-Mobile
on the Isis network, but it has fingers in another mobile payment pie -- the
Wall Street Journal reports that the carrier's working with Payfone to let you put internet purchases right on your cell phone bill. Mind you, a previous partnership with BilltoMobile already did much the same thing, but Payfone should add more purchase possibilities and generally expand the potential offerings. Yes, perhaps direct carrier billing isn't
quite as exciting as
Google Wallet's brand of full-on
NFC, but while you're waiting for the world to catch up with the latest in payment technology, it's something.
Update: We just received a press release from Verizon detailing its partnership with Payfone. Look past the break to read it in full.
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