A telecommunications group including Verizon Wireless and AT&T Inc. (T) hired Michael J Abbot, a former executive with General Electric (GE), to run a venture that will let consumers pay for purchases using their smartphone.

Abbot, who was previously the chief marketing officer for GE’s U.S. retail consumer-finance business, will be the CEO of the new venture, Bloomberg News reported.

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