PayPal Says It’s Full Speed Ahead on Mobile Payments After President Resigns

PayPal’s VP of Mobile David Marcus makes the case for why its mobile payments strategy will prevail in a market surrounded by incumbents.
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Here’s How PayPal Is Pitching Mobile Payments to Major Retailers (Slideshow)

Check out the photos from a recent visit to PayPal’s San Jose headquarters, where AllThingsD got an exclusive peek at the company’s brand-new “Shopping Showcase.”
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eBay’s John Donahoe Literally Starts Hammering Out the Plan for Mobile Payments

In an interview, eBay’s CEO provides a few details about the company’s mobile payments trial with Home Depot, and how it would expand from five to 51 stores across the country over the next week.
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How a Tiny Des Moines Start-Up Believes It Can Beat the Credit Card Industry

A tiny Iowa company explains how it plans to disrupt the billion dollar payments industry by creating its own network and charging merchants zero dollars for all transactions under $10.
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VeriFone’s CEO Explains Why It Spent $1 Billion on Acquisitions for a New Payments Strategy

CEO Doug Bergeron says VeriFone has spent more than $1 billion in acquisitions to take advantage of emerging technologies, such as mobile payments, on a global basis.
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Banks Stumble Along Tech Frontier

Mike Jordan never liked the two payment devices in his Dairy Queen that were supposed to make it easier for customers to buy Dilly Bars and Oreo Blizzards.

Square Tweaks Mobile Payments — Now Hands-Free!

In the mobile payments game of one-upmanship, Square has thrown down the gauntlet by making mobile payments hands-free.
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Sony Finds Unauthorized Sign-In Attempts on PlayStation Network

In a setback to its efforts to reestablish a reputation for online security, Sony said Wednesday it has found a “large amount” of unauthorized sign-in attempts on its PlayStation Network and other online entertainment services, forcing the temporary suspension of about 93,000 user accounts. The Japanese electronics and entertainment giant said in a statement that credit card details for those user accounts are “not at risk.”

Socially Awkward Teens May Drive Mobile Payment Adoption

Using a credit card is not much harder than using a payment-enabled phone. If you don’t get that, maybe it’s because you are getting too old (sorry if I’m the one breaking it to you).
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Will the Next Groupon-Killer Be Your Bank or Even a Hotel?

Just about every company wants to get into the daily deals space. Soon you may start getting offers from your bank, hotel chains or airlines.
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