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Adding Fuel In The Tank For Mobile At The Pump?

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gas station owners to install EMV chip card readers at the pump. The new deadlines speak volumes about the upgrades needed, and as Visa noted in its own statement on the matter: “Older pumps may need to be replaced before adding chip readers, requiring specialized vendors and breaking into concrete.”

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Mobile Payments Amnesia And CVS’ M-Pay Entrance

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When it comes to mobile payments, there are plenty of question marks. That’s why PYMNTS and InfoScout track those burning questions and more — and we have plenty of news to share in this week’s Mobile Payments Tracker as we continue last week’s delve into the PYMNTS/InfoScout mobile payments adoption data.

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Mastercard Expanding Scan-To-Pay QR Program

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Mastercard is expanding its QR-based programs to create greater choice in retail mobile payments. Once the QR code has been scanned, the online payment will be processed through the Mastercard network using M/Chip technology and the secure EMV infrastructure that retailers already have in place.

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Tap to Pay: What It Is and How It Works

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Since the first plastic credit card was issued by American Express in 1959 , payment tech progress has been growing exponentially. Magnetic stripe payments enjoyed a 30-year reign between the ’70s and ’90s. EMV chip card technology had a good two decades or so, beginning in the mid-’90s.

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Why Americans Are Slower To Adopt Mobile Payments

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From aspects of its innovation, to consumer and merchant adoption rates, to what could be next for this method of payment, experts say the shopping landscape still has much room to grow. As for the past two years and mobile wallets, there hasn’t been the evolution that analysts originally expected.

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Cross-Border Payments, Innovation And CEO Insights Top Week’s News

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It was a busy week for payments and commerce news, and the new PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything. Coverage includes a story about how bamboo straws signal a new phase in global commerce, a new mobile payment network and Amazon’s latest push into biometrics, among many other topics and original PYMNTS research.

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Square Chip Readers Get Speed Boost

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As card swipes turned to chip insertions across the U.S., Recently, to combat long lines and payments fatigue, financial, merchant service and mobile payment company Square rolled out a firmware update to its chip payment terminals. lines got longer and customers got more frustrated.

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