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In a controversial move, the Bank of America has elected to incorporate video chat into their ATMs, which they say will help confused customers.
Most people understand video chat to be a nifty and very useful gadget that belongs in one of three locations. It either belongs in the home and can ...
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Mobile payment is still a bit of a wild west at the moment, and seemingly every technological and financial institution has a dog in this fight. Bank of America's not going to just sit idly by and watch it all unfold. The US's second largest bank has flirted with NFC in the past and is currently doing trials with QR scanning in Charlotte, North Carolina, where it's based. At present, five sellers in the area are taking part in the pilot program, with bank employees given access to the technology. The three-month trial is the result of a partnership with mobile payment company Paydiant, is compatible with Android handsets and iPhones, no NFC needed, naturally.
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Bank of America testing QR Code scanning mobile payment system in North Carolina originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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