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China Tests Facial Recognition Subway Payment

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The technology is fairly common in China, where people can even scan their faces to buy food from Kentucky Fried Chicken, and have been able to since 2017. In China, almost half the country uses mobile payments, to the point where the country’s central bank had to warn stores not to reject cash.

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Grubhub, BJ’s Restaurants And Brewhouse Announce Partnership

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Grubhub , a mobile food ordering and delivery platform, is expanding its range of delivery and catering options once again, this time by announcing news of a partnership with another national leader in food services: BJ’s Restaurants and Brewhouse. BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.,

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Apple Pay’s Latitudinal Reach

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Also, the mobile wallet leader launched in Russia this week with the support of Sberbank, according to 9to5Mac. Citizens Bank of Kentucky. City National Bank of Colorado City. First Community National Bank. First National Bank (IA). First National Bank (MN). First National Bank (SD). Bank of Zachary.

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KFC Partners With Ingenico Group For Payment Solution

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To simplify its path to EMV card acceptance, and to reduce PCI compliance scope, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has migrated its payments system in the U.S. It was about helping to protect our customers’ payment information and giving them the ability to pay the way they want, whether it’s by using their mobile device or their credit card.

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Samsung Pay Launches In China

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Samsung announced the launch of its mobile payments service that is now available through a deal with China UnionPay — the same method Apple used to bring its mobile payments option into market. Global Payments also shared its support for the mobile payments service. But Samsung may have an edge that Apple doesn’t.

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36 State Attorneys General settle with CarMax over non-disclosure of open safety recalls

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Any vehicles sold online, including through www.carmax.com or the CarMax mobile app, must also clearly and conspicuously disclose on the first page of the overall description of the vehicle or vehicle history report that the vehicle may be subject to an open recall for safety issues that have not been repaired.

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Why Thorntons Is Investing In The Loyal C-Store Customer

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Specifically, the Louisville, Kentucky-based Thorntons chain spent much of the late 90s and early 2000s upgrading the convenience experience at its now 192 locations. But according to Thorntons, the ability to provide consumers with a mobile solution that is loyalty-focused has “changed the game for our marketing efforts.”.