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Why some retailers are afraid of Apple Pay
Some retailers are rejecting Apple Pay out of fear that Apple’s newer, safer payment system…
Apple Pay support added by US Bank, Barclaycard, PNC, M&T Bank, and more
US Bank and Navy Federal have just confirmed Apple Pay support…
Apple Pay vastly superior and much better positioned than MCX’s CurrentC
Apple Pay is a vastly superior product to the CurrentC app being pushed by MCX…
CurrentC, MCX retailers’ answer to Apple Pay, faces doom
The odds that you’ll ever see CurrentC rolled out nationally are slim to none…
Juniper Research: Apple Pay cracks ‘vicious cycle of indifference,’ to drive NFC market adoption
Apple Pay will not only drive, but will create a ‘halo effect’ towards contactless payment in general…
Policy change in China helps potential Alipay, Apple Pay hook up
Alipay is China’s most popular online payment system used for online purchases…
MasterCard, Visa report strong growth as consumers embrace Apple Pay
MasterCard, along with Visa and others, has joined with Apple on its Apple Pay mobile payments platform…
Meijer first to break MCX ranks, keeps Apple Pay support at its 213 stores
With a wave of your iPhone 6 or the soon-to-be-released Apple Watch, you can buy groceries or fill up your gas tank at Meijer…
Feeling the heat, MCX CurrentC consortium suggests possible future switch to NFC
The movement to boycott merchants who are members of the MCX consortium…
Analyst: CurrentC retailers likely to blink and support Apple Pay
Looking at 2013 sales from the top 100 U.S. retailers…
Why CurrentC will beat out Apple Pay in the end
By all accounts, Apple Pay is the smoothest, most technically advanced payment solution…
How to punish Walmart, CVS, Rite Aid, and others who block Apple Pay
Beyond simply refusing to shop in their stores, if you find yourself in a store you didn’t know was blocking Apple Pay…
Apple and Alibaba: A dream matchup and potential nightmare for Amazon?
Will Apple Inc. and Alibaba…
iPhone users and Android settlers raid reviews of CurrentC payments app
Many retailers have been less than responsive to the Apple Pay…
Retailer-backed MCX Apple Pay rival has already been hacked; testers’ email addresses stolen
MCX (Merchant Customer Exchange), the coalition of retailers including Walmart, Best Buy, Gap and others, has been hacked…
CurrentC retailers’ conundrum: MCX contract expressly bars Apple Pay acceptance
One week after its debut, Apple’s new mobile wallet is showing promise…
Retailers like CVS and Rite Aid that block Apple Pay are taking a big security risk
Apple wants to make it easier for people to use their iPhones to pay…
Apple Pay tussle with CVS, Rite Aid the first shot in mobile payments war
Boycott CVS and Rite Aid and any other company that willfully turns off NFC in a effort to block the vastly more secure, much more private, and far easier-to-use Apple Pay service…
Apple-Alibaba partnership could transform electronic payments
Boycott CVS and Rite Aid and any other company that willfully turns off NFC in a effort to block the vastly more secure, much more private, and far easier-to-use Apple Pay service…
In one week, Apple Pay already No. 1; used more than all other mobile payment systems combined
“We’re already No. 1,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook…
Alibaba’s Jack Ma says open to working with Apple on Apple Pay
Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. executive chairman Jack Ma said he’s open to working with Apple Inc…
Tim Cook blasts CVS, Rite Aid over Apple Pay blockade: ‘You only are relevant if your customers love you’
Boycott CVS and Rite Aid and any other company that willfully turns off NFC in a effort to block the vastly more secure, much more private, and far easier-to-use Apple Pay service…
Wells Fargo offers up to $20 to iPhone 6/Plus users who try Apple Pay
Banks are putting their weight behind Apple’s Appel Pay solution…
Vantiv and VeriFone launch campaign to ensure merchants are ready for Apple Pay
The future is now…
CVS stores reportedly disabling NFC to shut down Apple Pay
Earlier this week, pharmacy chain Rite Aid shut down unofficial support…
Barron’s takes Apple Pay for a spin: ‘The system worked flawlessly’
The system worked flawlessly…
New ‘MasterCard Nearby’ app lets Apple Pay users easily locate merchants
Consumers around the United States are loading credit and debit cards…
Apple Pay today and tomorrow
Given the relatively low adoption by retailers of NFC technology today…
CVS, Walgreens on board with Apple’s forthcoming mobile payments system, source says
With more than 15,000 locations combined, the deal will give Apple a huge footprint…
Apple’s 4.7- and 5.5-inch iPhones will feature optional one-handed mode
To deal with concerns that a bigger phone will make typing with one hand difficult…
9 things to expect from Apple’s ‘iWatch’
We’re now just days away from finding out what Apple’s actually been working on…
JP Morgan: Apple has multiple routes to mobile payments, significant lock-in benefit
Into the fray over Apple’s potential entrance into electronic payments…
Payment industry says Apple’s iWallet is great news
Apple next week will put momentum into the mobile payments industry…
Apple’s next-gen iPhone could finally kill the credit card
It’s Apple, not the credit card companies, that have the control…
Apple negotiates deep payments discounts from big banks
Apple reportedly has reached deals to lower its card transaction fees…
Apple intros new incentives to make iPhone more affordable in India
Apple is offering a range of incentives to make its iPhone more affordable to Indian customers…
