New systems for collecting payments on Internet will deliver 800+ million new a/cs
Amazon begins with 200+ million accounts, Apple will follow with 500+ million a/cs & their iPhones
Collecting Payments on the Internet
Background
There are two types of payment collection on the Internet: those that are initiated via the Internet and then cleared and settled through an 'external' payment system, and those that are made…
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