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Cash is dead. We are here to de-blackbox one of the technologies that made it happen.

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Tonight: come join us and find out more about deblackboxing #mobile payment technologies such as #Square

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Mobile payment apps are surging in popularity as an easy way to pay for smaller items such as taxi rides and movie tickets. #China

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Urban, affluent, internet-savvy Chinese consumers are even more wild about plastic. #cash #credit

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But despite all that, MasterCard found in a recent global study that China is making the shift “from cash to cashless” very rapidly.

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Very low rates of street crime make China, paradoxically, one of the safest countries for carrying around large wads of cash.

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China has a staggering 4.2bn bank cards in circulation, enough for every mainlander to have at least three.

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The shift away from cash is remarkable for a country which was the first to print paper money a millennium ago.

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China falls out of love with cash - http://t.co/aejM2Gfdu8 http://t.co/Ejr1dwh7Z4 via @FT

[CNBC @CNBC]

The world's 10 most cashless countries: http://t.co/UyCZH9UXT0

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Thank you for coming out to support Team CCTech at our poster session today! #cct #Georgetown

[Business Insider @BusinessInsider]

How I know you're probably in denial about money — by @jjeffrose via @CreditExperts http://t.co/6IvAjP6EMM

[Forbes @Forbes]

Millennials who decide to save money & avoid credit can actually be an excellent credit risk: http://t.co/sLWFNUhnm4

[Rob Pegoraro @robpegoraro]

A reality check on EMV credit-card security at @usatodaytech: It's still meaningless to most U.S. shoppers. http://t.co/2HksemHRAs

[U.S. News Investing @USNewsInvesting]

A survey found the average household has $7,283 in credit card debt. How to develop a plan to pay it: http://t.co/jV2wT5QwQU

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Mobile payment on the go. Share your cashless payment stories with us! https://t.co/v8WShXM10T

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A quick history lesson: https://t.co/4l6NZ2bnA0

[Quite Interesting @qikipedia]

The first credit card was made of cardboard

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

Credit card provider Discover will join Apple Pay’s ranks beginning this fall http://t.co/oWNHtMoj8G

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Negative rates are turning this corner of the #credit market crazy http://t.co/v1rznRtAGT

[SwiftOnSecurity @SwiftOnSecurity]

Interesting: This credit card reader on a vending machine has a camera. Old news, @briankrebs?

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Smartphone-based payments are typically more secure than credit cards. Why is that? http://t.co/8kCDMPmmMp