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PayPal’s (s ebay) drive to become a major player for in-store payments is getting a huge push thanks to new partnerships with VeriFone (s pay), the top point-of-sale terminal maker and Equinox Payments, the No. 3 terminal maker. The deals complement a similar agreement PayPal secured with Ingenico in January and gives PayPal access to three of the top POS systems, covering 40 million terminals worldwide. What this means is that PayPal has a smooth path to roll out its in-store payment system with retailers who can easily support PayPal’s alternative payment system across their entire chains without having to order new terminals.
VeriFone alone is a big get because it is used in about 80 percent of the top 200 big box retailers in the U.S. Equinox is also represented in three of the top ten U.S. retailers. Retailers will still need to decide to adopt Paypal for in-store…
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Hopefully, Tim will steer the business to a humane method of business.
The biggest challenge for Apple(s AAPL) over the next several years will be how it adjusts under the leadership of Tim Cook. We’ve seen bits and pieces of what this new era means for Apple, but Fortune writer Adam Lashinsky has a cover story on Thursday that pulls it all together and is chock-full of fascinating details about how Apple is changing with him at the helm.
We’ve deviated from our usual roundup of must-read Apple coverage to highlight the story by Lashinsky, who wrote a book last year called Inside Apple. Here are the five most interesting details from the story that any Apple watcher should take note of:
- Wall Street loves Cook. Not only has the stock skyrocketed since Cook took over as permanent CEO in August, but he has given investors their long-awaited dividend, and he actually, like, talks to investors. And they love…
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