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Released: July 20, 2011
Who will power your mobile wallet?
Source: Stacy Cowley, CNNMoney
f you want to get a smackdown going, throw together five executives each angling for a lucrative piece of a $4 trillion market. The retail payments space is one of tech's hottest battlefields. The reigning technology, magnetic stripes on debit and credit cards, is nearing the end of its 50-year run -- "it's just the U.S. and sub-Saharan Africa" left clinging on, quipped Verifone (PAY) CEO Doug Bergeron -- as NFC (near field communication) chips embedded in smartphones and other devices begin their ascent. A new way of making payments opens the door for innovation. It also gives an army of new players the chance to try to wedge themselves into the payments stream.Read Full Article: Who will power your mobile wallet?
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