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October 6, 2014

Pay by phone: Cool idea but it can't beat plastic

  • Trying to use a phone to pay restaurants and retailers is frustrating: Which card works with which app at which store?
    • By ANICK JESDANUN
    AP Technology Writer

    NEW YORK — PayPal, Apple and others are betting on billions in mobile payments.

    But so far, trying to use my phone to pay at restaurants and retailers has been frustrating. It's easier just to pull out my plastic credit card than to figure out which card works with which app and which app works with which store.


     
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