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		<title>Apple Pay on the wrist: How Apple&#8217;s watch gets around the ID problem</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2015/03/09/apple-pay-on-the-wrist-how-apple-watch-gets-around-the-id-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2015 22:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple only gave a fleeting demo of how contactless payments would work on its new Apple Watch at its Spring Forward event on Monday, but it was an impressive one. You&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>PayPal acquires Paydiant, puts NFC into its Here readers</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2015/03/02/paypal-acquires-paydiant-puts-nfc-into-its-here-readers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 16:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PayPal is buying Paydiant, a startup that provides the mobile payments and loyalty technology used by many big-name retailers use in their apps, for an undisclosed amount. PayPal also announced on&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Samsung Pay has all the tools it needs to surpass Apple Pay</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2015/03/01/samsung-pay-has-all-the-right-tools-it-needs-to-surpass-apple-pay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 23:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of the features in the new Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, like curved edges and glass-and-metal design, are examples of Samsung playing catch-up on the latest smartphone trends, but&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Google buys Softcard, teams up with carriers on mobile payments</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2015/02/23/google-buys-softcard-teams-up-with-carriers-on-mobile-payments/</link>
		<comments>http://gigaom.com/2015/02/23/google-buys-softcard-teams-up-with-carriers-on-mobile-payments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2015 18:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google and the mobile carriers have long been at odds over mobile payments, but faced with the runaway success of Apple Pay, the two rivals have become friends. AT&#38;T, Verizon and T-Mobile&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Will Samsung&#8217;s mobile wallet plans work? We&#8217;ll know in 7 months</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2015/02/20/will-samsungs-mobile-wallet-plans-work-well-know-in-6-months/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2015 14:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Samsung has entered the mobile payments fray with its acquisition of LoopPay, giving it the technology to turn its smartphones into wireless credit cards that can purchase goods and service with a&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Wirecard targets summer launch for its wrist-worn digital wallet</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2015/02/03/wirecard-targets-summer-launch-for-its-wrist-worn-digital-wallet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2015 00:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, Wirecard unveiled a wristband device that functioned like a digital wallet, storing credit cards, ID cards and even tickets on the end of your arm. The Smart Band was&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Amazon closes out its mobile wallet trial after 6 months</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2015/01/21/amazon-closes-out-its-mobile-wallet-trial-after-6-months/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2015 17:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It looks like Amazon’s diapers weren’t the only product the e-commerce giant retired Wednesday. The company has shut down its mobile wallet beta, which allowed Android and Fire phone users to&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Wirecard&#8217;s Smart Band: A mobile wallet you wear around your wrist</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2015/01/15/wirecards-smart-band-a-mobile-wallet-you-wear-around-your-wrist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2015 20:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the Apple Watch comes out this year, it will have a pretty unique feature among wearables in the market: you’ll be able to buy stuff by waving the wearable at&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Juniper: 1.6B people will make a mobile transaction in 2014</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2014/11/17/juniper-1-6b-people-will-make-a-mobile-transaction-in-2014/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2014 18:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The smartphone may still be a long way from replacing the back-pocket or purse wallet, but people around the world are increasingly turning to their mobile devices to buy goods, transfer&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>LoopPay starts selling a programmable credit card sleeve for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2014/11/03/looppay-starts-selling-a-programmable-credit-card-sleeve-for-the-iphone-6-and-6-plus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2014 18:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LoopPay has an alternate mobile payments system for the new iPhones that relies on a magnetic-field generating smartphone case instead of NFC. Why use LoopPay over Apple Pay? It works in&#8230;]]></description>
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