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Topic: 2013-02-28 itnews.com.au - Analysis: Banks find NFC a buyer's market (Read 566 times)

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Analysis: Banks find NFC a buyer's market
Would you like anonymity with that?

Charis Palmer
2013-02-28

http://www.itnews.com.au/News/334761,analysis-banks-find-nfc-a-buyers-market.aspx

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Meanwhile, those that are keen to bypass banks and card schemes and their pesky thirst for data have been busy building mobile apps for decentralised digital currency Bitcoin.

Bitcoin may not deliver as much anonymity as cash, but in a world where banks, card schemes, social networks and retailers are increasingly finding ways to connect data on consumers, it’s likely to keep chipping away at traditional banking.
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