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MasterCard’s PayPass moving toward a “staged national rollout” in U.S.

Wednesday, September 29, 2004

After successful trials in Orlando and Dallas, MasterCard’s PayPass is ready for national prime time with one of the nation’s largest restaurant chains helping to kick off the rollout. Participating McDonald’s restaurants in Dallas and the New York metropolitan area will implement MasterCard PayPass later this year, with additional locations to be added in 2005.

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