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Fitbit Tap-And-Pay Coming To NYC Transit
Mobile Payments // May 30, 2019

Fitbit has announced that Fitbit Pay will be a part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) One Metro New York (OMNY) contactless fare payment pilot program. Through the program, any user in New York with Fitbit Charge 3 Special Edition, Fitbit Versa Special Edition or...

Alibaba Bids For Metro Brick-And-Mortar Stores In China
Retail // February 14, 2019

One of the hottest battlegrounds in eCommerce these days — and that includes global, multi-pronged, behemoth eCommerce operators — is a firm in the physical world, the brick-and-mortar stores and chains that, for various reasons, are increasingly attractive to the likes of Amazon, Alibaba and others....

Metro NFC Pilot Program Under Fire In DC
News // July 13, 2015

A pilot program in the Washington, D.C. metro area to bring Google Wallet, Apple Pay and other high-tech payment options may be in jeopardy, reported WTOP on Friday (July 10). Under Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s oversight, the program — through which a “smart” Metro system would...

Walmart, Metro, Carrefour Accused Of B2B Naughtiness
B2B Payments // November 24, 2014

Several global retail chains—including Walmart, Metro and Carrefour—that were allowed to now sell only via B2B in India have instead been found to have repeatedly sold directly to consumers, in violation of foreign direct involvement (FDI) rules, according to a story in Cobrapost in India,...

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Fitbit Tap-And-Pay Coming To NYC Transit

May 30, 2019
Fitbit has announced that Fitbit Pay will be a part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) One Metro New York (OMNY) contactless fare payment pilot program. Through the program, any user in New York with Fitbit Charge 3 Special Edition, Fitbit Versa Special Edition or Fitbit Ionic devices will be able to securely tap and […]