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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>Apple has tripled the number of stores accepting Pay in 5 months</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2015 18:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple Pay is accepted by 700,000 retailer locations in the U.S., and the iPhone-embedded payment service now loads cards from 2,500 card issuing banks, CEO Tim Cook revealed at the kick&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>PayPal acquires Paydiant, puts NFC into its Here readers</title>
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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>Sony&#8217;s new Xperia Z4 tablet has a slick docking keyboard</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2015 16:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin C. Tofel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sony hasn't debuted a handset at this week's Mobile World Congress, but it does have a new high-end Android tablet coming in June. The Xperia Z4 tablet boasts a 2560 x 1600&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Samsung Pay has all the tools it needs to surpass Apple Pay</title>
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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>Windows Phone left out as Google Wallet swallows Softcard</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2015/02/25/windows-phone-left-out-as-google-wallet-swallows-softcard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2015 20:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kif Leswing]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google purchased Softcard earlier this week, and today it posted a support page about what to expect from the mobile wallet service in the future as it shuts down. No surprises here:&#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>
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		<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>Samsung buys LoopPay, bolstering mobile payment ambitions</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2015/02/18/samsung-buys-looppay-bolstering-mobile-payment-ambitions/</link>
		<comments>http://gigaom.com/2015/02/18/samsung-buys-looppay-bolstering-mobile-payment-ambitions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2015 21:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin C. Tofel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rumors of the Samsung Galaxy S6 using LoopPay technology for mobile payments are sounding quite a lot better now that Samsung has bought the company for an undisclosed amount. Samsung announced&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Now boarding: JetBlue accepting Apple Pay on flights</title>
		<link>http://gigaom.com/2015/02/10/now-boarding-jetblue-accepting-apple-pay-on-flights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2015 14:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin C. Tofel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On your next JetBlue flight, you'll need your photo identification and boarding pass but you can leave the credit cards behind. That's because the airline will be the first to accept&#8230;]]></description>
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