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Retailer-backed MCX Apple Pay rival has already been hacked; testers’ email addresses stolen

Wednesday, October 29, 2014 12:58 pmWednesday, October 29, 201434 Comments

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

Wednesday, October 29, 2014 9:54 amWednesday, October 29, 201460 Comments

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

Tuesday, October 28, 2014 5:25 pmTuesday, October 28, 201442 Comments

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

Tuesday, October 28, 2014 12:55 pmTuesday, October 28, 201449 Comments

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

Tuesday, October 28, 2014 11:28 amTuesday, October 28, 201416 Comments

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

Tuesday, October 28, 2014 9:56 amTuesday, October 28, 201427 Comments

“We’re already No. 1,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook…

Alibaba’s Jack Ma says open to working with Apple on Apple Pay

Tuesday, October 28, 2014 9:00 amTuesday, October 28, 20142 Comments

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’

Tuesday, October 28, 2014 8:32 amTuesday, October 28, 201449 Comments

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

Monday, October 27, 2014 6:02 pmMonday, October 27, 201421 Comments

Banks are putting their weight behind Apple’s Appel Pay solution…

Vantiv and VeriFone launch campaign to ensure merchants are ready for Apple Pay

Monday, October 27, 2014 5:31 pmMonday, October 27, 20149 Comments

The future is now…

Boycott CVS and Rite Aid

Monday, October 27, 2014 11:58 amMonday, October 27, 201483 Comments

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…