LAS VEGAS — The short summary of the keynote by Softcard CEOMike Abbott at Money20/20 was the company isn't dead yet.

The carrier-owned mobile wallet solution based on Near FieldCommunication had faded from public view after a national launchlast November, back when it was still called Isis.

“I am thankful for our new name,” Abbott told attendees atthe conference Wednesday.

That decision was made after a Middle Eastern terroristorganization tarnished the original name.

“I am also thankful for Apple Pay,” he added. “We faced anindustry riddled with inaction. Apple Pay has been the ignition. Weall now know that paying with an iPhone is easy.”

Apple also made paying by phone cool, and that sets the stagefor other mobile wallet providers to prosper, Abbott suggested.

As for Softcard, which is owned by Verizon, AT&T andT-Mobile, and is found on most Android phones that were sold overthe past couple years, Abbott said, “We are the Android way topay.”

There have been no signs that Apple plans to make Apple Payavailable on Android phones, and there is some skepticism that isin the cards.

One reason is there is that Google would likely insist on equalaccess to the Apple Apps Store for its Wallet. Apple opens the NFCradios in iPhone 6 to apps other than Apple Pay. However, that NFCcurrently blocks other payment services, according to somesources.

With Android in the dominant market position, Abbott said thatthere may be good times ahead for Softcard, which ought to beusable at most merchants that presently accept Apple Pay.

Apple claimed a number of more than 200,000 although someexperts have said the real number of working terminals may be halfthat.

“Softcard is also the Windows way to pay,” Abbott said, adding aWindows mobile version went live a few days ago.

“We will be on more than 100 devices, on multiple platforms byyear end,” he noted.

Abbott also quipped that NFC is “now for commerce,” which was anallusion to remarks made by a speaker at another Money20/20 session thatNFC stands for “not for commerce.”

Abbott's bottom line was mobile point of sales are still inan infancy stage and it's too early to declare winners. As aresult, it is premature to bury some competitors, he suggested.

This year's Money20/20 conference, which concluded Wednesday,attracted 7,500 attendees, according to the event's organizers.