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Apple Pay fans tears down CurrentC’s App Store rating, MCX suggests possible switch to NFC technology

The most recent volley in the NFC payment war between Apple Pay and the MCX consortium’s CurrentC mobile payment service has been fired. And it has a lot to do with app reviews. Per 9to5Mac, a number of users have expressed their displeasure with the CurrentC app, at the time of writing, the app having […]

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Hours after citing capable security, CurrentC announces unauthorized access of users’ email accounts

Hubris, anyone? Just hours after publishing a blog post answering some questions about its upcoming CurrentC mobile payments system and touting the security of its cloud-based storage of sensitive information, the company behind the effort, Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) has alerted users of unauthorized access to their email addresses. Per MacRumors, the company released the […]

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MCX responds to Apple Pay blocking controversy with questionable responses to issues at hand

The most recent shot in the NFC payment wars has been fired. And it kind of made MCX look like a bunch of jerks. Per 9to5Mac, MCX, the retailer consortium behind the CurrentC mobile payment system, has responded to the controversy over its members being required to block Apple Pay or face fines with some […]

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CVS, Rite Aid refusing to accept Apple Pay system, lend support to current CurrentC payment system

Call it a trade blockade of sorts, but you might not be able to use Apple Pay to purchase items at CVS or Rite Aid for a while. Per the New York Times and 9to5Mac, Rite Aid has joined CVS in disabling Apple Pay as a payment method in its stores. Like CVS, Rite Aid […]