Isis (nasdaq: ISIS - news - people ) says it is talking to lots of potential partners, but can't comment on whether it is talking to any particular company.
It's a potentially strong start to one of the few truly cross-network mobile payment systems in the US, but we see a long road ahead before Isis gives Google Wallet some jitters -- there's legions of banks, cities and stores needed before Isis is widespread, and we're not counting on that ever-elusive universal hardware support.