Isis makes October 22nd mobile payment launch official, vows 20 capable phones by year's end

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While we could easily [see this coming](http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/16/t-mobile-isis-mobile-wallet-pilot-program-october-22/), it's still good to hear the news more directly: [Isis](http://www.engadget.com/tag/Isis/) has confirmed that its [delayed](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/13/isis-nfc-mobile-payments-delayed-past-september-target/) mobile wallet system will arrive on October 22nd. The company's marketing lead Jaymee Johnson tells us that the NFC-based commerce should start in the previously mentioned Austin and Salt Lake City areas. We haven't been given a formal device list, but "as many as" 20 smartphones should be compatible by the end of the year. We can think of [at least](http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/12/htc-droid-incredible-4g-lte-update-to-bring-global-roaming-and-isis/) [four](http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/16/t-mobile-isis-mobile-wallet-pilot-program-october-22/). More details will follow on the day in question, although we already know that the cash-averse will need an [Isis app](http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/16/isis-mobile-wallet-app-for-android-surfaces-in-google-play/), a special SIM card and compatible SmartTap terminals at stores. That's a lot of conditions that have to be satisfied just to lighten the strain on our pockets -- all the same, we'll take it when the alternatives are [moving slowly](http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/26/google-wallet-one-year-later/).

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