Heartland Payment Systems‘ third-quarter earnings Friday (Oct. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

When CVS and Rite Aid abruptly shut down their Apple Pay option, angry consumers signaled the start of a coming battle over what mobile payments system will win out with retailers and shoppers alike Source: http://www.usatoday.com

When major retailers including CVS and Rite Aid disabled access to Apple Pay over the weekend, the companies kicked a consumer hornet’s nest. Source: http://www.usatoday.com

Millennials and those younger than them are more likely to embrace mobile payments as they gain spending power over the years than those older than them, according to a study by GfK. Source: http://www.smartbrief.com

The president takes aim at so-called patent trolls, saying they’re a threat to innovation. Source: http://www.corpcounsel.com

The explosion in the number of patent infringement cases filed over the past decade—from about 3,000 in 2003 to about 6,500 in 2013—and their attendant costs… Source: http://www.ctlawtribune.com

IFAN Financial Inc (OTCBB:IFAN) hit the OTCBB at $0.20 in the beginning of October fresh off the name change from Infantly Available Inc and has been exploding Source: http://www.microcapdaily.com

Firms like Jeffrey Gray’s Davis Wright Tremaine are building up their payment practices. Source: http://www.therecorder.com

The rise of mobile payments is changing personal finance, and millennials lead the way. Can traditional providers like card companies keep up? Source: http://www.forbes.com

SAMSUNG ELECT LTD(F) (OTCMKTS:SSNLF) claims that its agreement with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) became void when the latter acquired Nokia, which is a direct competitor of the smartphone maker. Source: http://www.bidnessetc.com