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Mobile Payments: Samsung To Tackle Africa And Google The App Landscape

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Meanwhile, Samsung is tackling the African market ahead of Apple and Android, and Google announces a way to avoid app downloads. Riders with NFC-enabled mobile phones will be able to download the EASY Card, and for those without NFC-enabled phones, the app will provide a display-generated ticket and one with a bar code.

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Five Innovative Ways Consumers Shop In The Digital Age

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In the connected age, consumers have more ways to interact with retailers than ever before. The executive also said the retailer saw an “1,000 percent increase” in purchases of pizza slices made through the SmartPay service since January 1. And if a customer uses Samsung Pay to buy those offers.

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TRENDING: Putting Car-Shopping, Payments In The Mobile Fast Lane

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It’s time to shift gears when it comes to a commonly held perception about millennials and vehicle ownership. After years of believing millennials were disavowing the practice, recent studies indicate the millennial generation is kicking the tires on the concept of owning or leasing their own set of wheels after all.

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Ohio Lottery Makes A New Bet on Mobile

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Recent days have brought the debut of the “first mobile-enable lottery card” in the state, according to the companies behind the card, Linq3 and Blackhawk Network. The product combines the gift card with the lotto entry, and here’s how it works, according to statement announcing the launch. Lotto and Payment Cards.

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Are Contactless Payments Making Cash Obsolete?

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While there are still some retailers today that have either a cash-only policy or still take cash, most consumers do not typically carry it on them. The data also shared that 56 percent of millennials do not feel comfortable carrying cash in their wallet, which could be due to concerns of either spending it all too quickly or losing it.

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eBay Debuts reCommerce Marketplace

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The consumer electronics side excludes some key brands, such as Apple, Samsung, Dell, Google and Sony. Last week, the company reported that its online business is up nearly 100 percent compared to last year, in part due to demand from millennials who prioritize renting or buying used products over purchasing new gear.

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Mobile Payments: What’s In It For Me?

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While mint chocolate chip ice-cream might be the way to a foodie’s heart, MintChip digital currency is not the way to a millennial’s mobile wallet, apparently — at least not in Liberty Village, Toronto. Meanwhile, consumers in Asia have no such qualms, while the U.S. is mired in cybersecurity anxieties. South Korea Is Mega Mobile.

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