Deletion of Simpay

Comment: Meets . Some source examples to qualify my !vote include: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2004/may/27/phones.creditcards The Guardian,  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4287341.stm BBC News, http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2004/05/30/2003157563 Taipei Times, http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/06/23/mobile_operators_unveil_simpay/ The Register, http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/27/simpay_halts_project/ The Register, https://books.google.com/books?id=qAMtUzo00BMC&pg=PA812&dq=%22Simpay%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjLxIiZnP3PAhXmlFQKHTptBSMQ6AEIITAB#v=onepage&q=%22Simpay%22&f=false Electronic Commerce, https://books.google.com/books?id=-NLbBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA181&lpg=PA181&dq=%22Simpay%22&source=bl&ots=CvOZRoTLCQ&sig=sf4IRdOybp3aus0q8s0OanNyNEQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi15KOMrvzPAhUp_IMKHX05ADw4FBDoAQgdMAE#v=onepage&q=%22Simpay%22&f=false The New Legal Framework for E-Commerce in Europe, https://books.google.com/books?id=04uFDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA157&lpg=PA157&dq=%22Simpay%22+-wikipedia&source=bl&ots=_1kh7PeiEV&sig=gV2tmEeyxbNJrMaOfcIQ5asYYsM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjrhq_WnP3PAhXGsFQKHWaiDKIQ6AEIlAEwGA#v=onepage&q=%22Simpay%22%20-wikipedia&f=false Corporate and Social Transformation of Money and Banking, http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Simpay-simplifies-mobile-payment Computer Weekly, https://gigaom.com/2005/06/26/its-official-simpays-future-in-dark/ Gigaom, http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rational/library/dec04/behrens/ IBM. Whether or not a company or consortium is active or defunct is not associated with notability. See  for more information about this notion. Also, the article does not have a promotional tone
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:CORPDEPTH||WP:DEFUNCTS)

Comment: per  due to no apparent lasting notability or impact; a defunct initiative with passing mentions in the press. For example, one of the article linked above states
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not (WP:NOT)

Comment: Simpay passes Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline per the significant coverage provided by {{user|Northamerica1000}}. Simpay has received sustained coverage. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/06/23/mobile_operators_unveil_simpay/ This article from ''The Register'' was published in 2003, https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2004/may/27/phones.creditcards this article from ''The Guardian'' was published in 2004, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4287341.stm this article from the BBC and http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/27/simpay_halts_project/ this article from ''The Register'' was published in 2005. Per Wikipedia:Notability#Notability is not temporary and , that Simpay is defunct does not make it non-notable
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (WP:DEFUNCT)