Review: Pay by phone or just keep using plastic?

Published October 1, 2014 7:51pm ET



NEW YORK (AP) — PayPal, Apple and others are betting on billions in mobile payments.

But so far, trying to use my phone to pay at restaurants and retailers has been frustrating. It’s easier just to pull out my plastic credit card than to figure out which card works with which app and which app works with which store.

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