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  MasterCard denies Bitcoin debit card rumors (update)

  By Adi Robertson on August 22, 2012 10:12 am + 19 comments

  MasterCard has said that it's not aware of plans to develop a credit or debit card based around Continue reading…

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  Google to pay $22.5 million to settle privacy charges

  By Chris Welch on August 9, 2012 11:39 am + 30 comments

  Google has agreed to pay a $22.5 million penalty to settle FTC privacy charges that the search giant Continue reading…

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  Paypal acquires Card.io mobile payment service

  By Evan Rodgers on July 17, 2012 08:51 pm + 5 comments

  Paypal VP Hill Ferguson announced the company's acquisition of mobile credit card payment service Continue reading…

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  Google Wallet for Sprint's HTC Evo 4G LTE will be fixed this month via OTA update

  By Evan Rodgers on July 10, 2012 12:00 pm + 7 comments

  Sprint customers that bought an HTC Evo 4G LTE have had issues with Google Wallet since its release, Continue reading…

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  Apple dropped NFC mobile payment plans due to battery and adoption concerns, says WSJ

  By Bryan Bishop on July 6, 2012 10:03 pm + 226 comments

  Amongst the many products Apple unveiled at this year's WWDC was Passbook, an app that collates a Continue reading…

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  SRI International reveals Lola, a Siri for online banking

  By Louis Goddard on June 28, 2012 08:19 am + 4 comments

  SRI International, the Menlo Park-based company that developed the technology behind Siri, is Continue reading…

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  Google confirms ‘software issue’ with HTC Evo 4G LTE and Google Wallet; update forthcoming

  By Bryan Bishop on June 21, 2012 04:07 pm + 12 comments

  Some owners of the HTC Evo 4G LTE on Sprint have been voicing complaints that Google Wallet isn't Continue reading…

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  Oracle declines copyright infringement damages from Google in anticipation of appeal

  By Bryan Bishop on June 20, 2012 10:57 pm + 23 comments

  Today Oracle's legal team decided to forego any statutory damages in connection with its Continue reading…

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  Square launches loyalty program with digital punch cards

  By T.C. Sottek on June 19, 2012 09:59 am + 7 comments

  Square has launched a digital loyalty card feature for its payment platform that allows merchants to Continue reading…

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  HTC Evo 4G LTE users reportedly facing continued Google Wallet woes

  By Bryan Bishop on June 18, 2012 11:17 pm + 23 comments

  We found a lot to like about the HTC Evo 4G LTE when we reviewed it last month, but it appears the Continue reading…