Apple Pay rival CurrentC coming in mid-2015<article>
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The mobile payments space is about to get more crowded: CurrentC, a platform backed by some of the country’s biggest retailers, will launch in the next few months and give Apple, Google and Samsung added competition.</p><p>
Few details are known about the service, but it is expected to merge payments and loyalty benefits and will give retailers additional insight into the spending habits of customers who are members. Less is known about the benefits it may offer consumers.</p><p>
A small -scale trial began last year and CurrentC is currently being tested in several undisclosed markets around the U.S. However, its use is restricted to employees of member retailers, which include Walmart, 7-Eleven, Dunkin Donuts, Sears, Best Buy, Exxon Mobil and Gap.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2906592/apple-pay-rival-currentc-coming-in-mid2015.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Apple Pay rival CurrentC coming in mid-2015
