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Least surprising tech news of the decade: MCX CurrentC has failed.

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For the uninitiated, this was a brilliant payment system that was much more cumbersome than plastic cards, lacked the inherent privacy features of other mobile phone payment platforms, and offered none of the financial security or convenience of credit cards. But you know, it saved retailers a few cents so it was sure to be a hit.