PayPal pits its inStore app against NFC as contactless payment war intensifies

Charlee Gothard
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Hardware-free solution is hitting the high street

Ebay-owned online payment service PayPal believes it can sidestep near-field communication (NFC) chips by way of its on-screen barcode-based inStore app, which enables "Wave and Pay"-like transacti...

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