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7 Brands Discuss the Benefits of the New Cashless Economy and Apple Pay’s Growing Ubiquity

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The Evolution of Mobile Payments: A brief history of mobile payments, according to TechCrunch : 1983: David Chaum, an American cryptographer, starts work on creating digital cash by inventing “the blinding formula, which is an extension of the RSA algorithm still used in the web’s encryption.” 2008: Bitcoin is invented.?.

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The Best Payment Processing Companies in 2023

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Suitable for taking a range of payment options Excellent for online and offline payments Lightning-fast transaction optimization Excellent security management 24/7 customer support Cons ? BitPay Originally founded in 2011, BitPay is one of the larger bitcoin payment providers in the current market.