Apple Pay rival CurrentC is circling down the drain

%name Apple Pay rival CurrentC is circling down the drain by Authcom, Nova Scotia\s Internet and Computing Solutions Provider in Kentville, Annapolis Valley

Hey, everyone remember CurrentC? No, you probably don’t. Well, it’s a mobile payments platform that was designed by the Merchants Customer Exchange for use at MCX member stores, including Walmart, CVS, Best Buy, 7-11, Rite Aid, The Gap, Old Navy and Dunkin’ Donuts. CurrentC gained a brief couple of weeks of notoriety last fall when its members started turning off NFC payment sensors in their stores, which in turn blocked iPhone users from using Apple Pay to buy things. Six months later, however, the CurrentC coalition is in complete disarray.

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