Visa launches mobile platform.

"Visa knows that for the large-scale deployment of mobile payment services to be realized, there is a continued need for cross-industry collaboration. Some of the organizations that Visa has worked with to deliver on its mobile payments vision include:

* CASSIS International
* Ecrio
* Giesecke & Devrient GmbH (G&D)
* IBM
* INSIDE Contactless
* mFormation Technologies
* Nokia
* NXP Semiconductors, formerly Philips
* Venyon
* VeriSign
* ViVOtech"