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To: spitsong who wrote (122)	2/15/2015 8:51:28 AM
From: Sr K	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 157

Was the standoff between Costco and American Express influenced by Apple Pay? Did AMEX require that Costco compensate for the .15% fee? Your survey comments at PYMNTS.com and re/code point clearly to some effect of Apple Pay, but all the Costco/AMEX publicity a few days ago made no mention of Apple.

To: spitsong who wrote (122)	3/25/2015 2:05:40 AM
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Apple Pay updates USA Today \| Samsung acquires Apple Pay competitor LoopPay (18 Feb 2015) PC World \| Google buying Softcard tech, partnering with carriers to boost Wallet service (23 Feb 2015) The Guardian \| Apple Pay: a new frontier for scammers (2 Mar 2015) The Seattle Times \| After ditching Amex, Costco embraces Citi, Visa (2 March 2015) Engadget \| Apple Pay adoption triples to 700,000 locations in six weeks (9 Mar 2015) MacRumors \| Apple Now Providing Apple Pay Window and Register Decals to Businesses (23 Mar 2015) And a nice roundup of the competitive landscape (at least in the UK), albeit one in the now-ubiquitous slideshow format that news sites seem to think their readers like. Or maybe they know their advertisers like it. Whatever: The Telegraph (UK) \| Apple Pay: the rivals