Beacon Technologies: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Beacosystem

© Stephen Statler 2016

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21. Using Beacons in Payments

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Steve Statler and Kris Kolodziej, President of IndoorLBS

“Money often costs too much.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

Afghanistan

Mobile payments are a battleground, not unlike … Afghanistan. It’s an area of strategic importance, where the conflict seems unending, and the battle involves both super powers and smaller actors using guerilla tactics. Some of the most powerful have failed to conquer this domain, and yet they continue to try. What are they fighting for and why is it ...