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Groupon enters the mobile payment arena
Sep 19, 2012
If you're not intimately familiar with the term "mobile payments," get ready to start hearing it a lot more. Basically, it means "paying for something with a smartphone." Right now some of the big players are Google and a company called Square. But today there's news Groupon is getting in on it.
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Walmart, Target join the mobile payments race
Aug 15, 2012
Big retailers join the race to develop payment systems for mobile phones. But will consumers pay with smartphones instead of credit cards?
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Major retailers team up for mobile payment plan
Aug 15, 2012
We've got news this morning that a group of major retailers, including Walmart, Target and 7-Eleven, are teaming up to create their own network for mobile payments. It's one more way for stores to draw you closer -- and get a jump on outsiders, like Google.
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Is Starbucks moving toward a cashless future?
Aug 8, 2012
Mobile payment firm Square will begin processing all credit and debit transactions at Starbucks. Could it signal the beginning of the end of cash?
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Starbucks gets Square for payments
Aug 8, 2012
Startup Square gets a caffeine boost by providing mobile payments for Starbucks customers. The deal also includes credit card processing.
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Credit card companies compete for mobile wallet business
May 10, 2012
Credit card companies already get a piece of the transaction when consumers use PayPal or Bango to make payments with mobile technology. But can they really compete in the new world of mobile payment?
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Why the banks want you to pay with your phone
Feb 29, 2012
Barclay’s, JPMorgan Chase, and Capital One announced that they’ll launch a trial program for a mobile payment system this summer, joining the ranks of Google Wallet and other mobile payment programs.
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Girl Scouts accept mobile payments
Feb 6, 2012
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