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Visa, B of A testing cell phone payments

August 19, 2010 by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

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Reuters reports that Bank of America and Visa have entered a partnership to begin testing a plan that will allow shoppers to make payments with their smart phones.

The trial will take place in New York, and will run from September until the end of the year.

The announcement comes on the heels of a similar plan recently hatched by AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and Discover Financial Services.

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James Bickers is the former senior editor of Retail Customer Experience, and also manages webinars for Networld Media Group. He has more than 20 years experience as a journalist and innovative content strategist, with publication credits in national, international and regional publications.

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