USA Technologies Inc. announced up to 7,500 vending machines in Austin, Texas and Salt Lake City will be targeted for mobile payment acceptance powered by USAT’s NFC-enabled ePort technology and ePort Connect service.

The Isis Mobile Wallet aims to simplify the shopping and paying experience as consumers make vending machine purchases with a simple tap of their phone. As of Sept. 30, approximately 50% of USAT’s ePort Connect service base of 174,000 connections utilized NFC-enabled ePort technology.

To accept the Isis Mobile Wallet, vending operators can simply install USAT’s NFC-enabled technology and display the type of signage typical for other payment networks.