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Government: Retailers can opt out of mobile payments

Briefs | 04/13/2015 7:51 pm EDT

The federal government said Monday that retailers will be allowed to opt out of accepting payments through mobile devices, without penalty, if higher fees are being charged than for card-based transactions using contactless technology.

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