This morning’s 9:AM Fox Business News channels lead story was how CVS & RiteAid & a few others were booting out Apple’s pay system. They said that unconfirmed reports were they will join in the use of a rival system being implemented by MCX, which has a number of big retailers (like Walmart & Target) as investors.
CurrentC is the name of the MCX app. From what I’ve read, it’s a convoluted Charlie foxtrot of a system. First you open the app, and then you have to scan/take a picture of a QR code, then another QR code pops up on your phone which then the POS machine has to read.
Oh, and they collect all sorts of data on you, including “health & fitness” (WTF!).
No thanks. If CVS doesn’t want my money, I’ll go to Walgreens.
Oh, one more thing: they want you to give them direct access to your checking account.
No Freak’n Way!