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Consortium-backed Apple Pay competitor CurrentC to launch ‘trial run’ in August

Consortium-backed Apple Pay competitor CurrentC to launch ‘trial run’ in August

July 28, 2015

Via: itCurated

CurrentC, the MCX-developed mobile payment platform backed by a number of major U.S. retailers, will reportedly see an initial trial run in August, signaling that the service is finally approaching a public launch.

That trial will be limited, three sources explained to Bloomberg, although they did not mention details. A spokeswoman for one company in the MCX consortium, Lowe’s, said that a CurrentC app should launch sometime in the September quarter. MCX COO Scott Rankin confirmed only that tests are beginning this year and that the consortium is “making good progress” on the app.

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