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Japanese, US retailers team up for mobile payments system

Thursday 16 August 2012 00:03 CET | News

A group of retailers that includes Wal-Mart, Target and 7-Eleven have partnered to develop a mobile payment system dubbed Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) which allows consumers to pay for purchases with their mobile devices.

The group is currently in discussions with financial institutions, technology companies and telecommunications providers to layout the foundations for the payment system.

The Merchant Customer Exchange is set to enable merchants such as retailers, gas stations and restaurants to integrate their promotions into the payments system, which is set to be available on consumers’ smartphone devices.


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Keywords: Wal-Mart, Target, 7-Eleven, MCX, mobile payments system
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