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The rollout of Apple Pay has reignited interest in mobile payments — but most consumers are still using plastic to pay

Now MasterCard, one of Apple’s partners, aims to change that with a series of commercials highlighting how Apple Pay is easy to use in the context of everyday life

The two spots, released Tuesday and Wednesday, focus on MLB baseball greats Mariano Rivera, George Brett and Tommy Lasorda, and treat Apple Pay as a seamless part of its mainstream suite of services

The two commercials focus on MasterCard’s “Priceless Surprises” promotion, rather than taking viewers on a tour through Apple’s iOS operating system or even the Apple Pay interface. But their approach appears designed to make NFC payments seem as natural as sending a text to a friend Read more…

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