Mobile Payments Pilot is called “Mercury” and is said to be targeting Texas, Utah and Minnesota
Aug.06, 2010 in
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The reporter who broke the AT&T/Verizon/T-Mobile NFC Mobile Payments story this week just came out with a follow-up story that names the initiative and suggests the cities where it will pilot next year. Apparently it’s caled Mercury, and the cities being contemplated are in Texas, Utah and Minnesota. I’ll keep tracking the news on this story and post more here as warranted.
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October 19th, 2010 at 6:35 am
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