payments
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Snapchat’s Thinking About Getting Into The Mobile Payment Business
It looks like Snapchat, everybody’s favourite disappearing message app, is getting ready to handle mobile payments. This week, the company filed two payments-related trademarks that seem to signal a shift in its business. But don’t get any bright ideas about Snapchat the disappearing money app. There’s probably a simpler explanation.
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Coin Is Beefing Up Its Card Security
It’s not even out on the market for people to use yet and already the credit card of the future, Coin, is beefing up its security to make you feel better about handing over all your payment, membership and other swipe-card data.
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Amazon Just Made Its Own Currency, Amazon Coins
Amazon has announced a new way for Kindle Fire users to buy stuff: Amazon Coins are a virtual currency that will come out in May and work for all app and in-app purchases on the Kindle Fire.
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ANZ Bank Has A Contactless Payment App For Android, But You’re Not Getting It Just Yet
ANZ Bank announced a swathe of sweet technology upgrades today from its Melbourne offices, but most interestingly is the revelation that the bank is now testing a mobile wallet product that uses the integrated NFC chips in Android devices.