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# CurrentC is Totally Going to Launch Eventually, Seriously
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/currentc-is-totally-going-to-launch-eventually-seriously/
- Published: 2016-05-17T01:15:29.000Z
- Updated: 2016-05-17T01:15:29.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: payments, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

[MCX announced that they are pushing back the launch of CurrentC](http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/16/mcx-postpones-national-rollout-of-apple-pay-rival-currentc-lays-off-30-to-focus-on-bank-deals/?ref=birchtree.me):

> As MCX has said many times, the mobile payments space is just beginning to take shape – it is early in a long game. MCX’s owner-members remain committed to our future. 

They're not wrong that the mobile payments world is still very young, but they're delusional if they think their *terrible* solution is going to be a major player. I got to use CurrentC at Target in early 2015 and it was a mess (although [I was pretty easy on it](https://birchtree.me/blog/currentc/) at the time). From what I can tell, the service has not improved much since then and partners are dropping all the time.