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References
Square.c (2017,c Aprilc 24).c Whatc arec mobilec payments?c andc howc toc usec
them.c Square.c Retrievedc Mayc 2,c 2022,c fromc
https://squareup.com/us/en/townsquare/mobile-payments
Wills,c L.c (2019,c Januaryc 3).c Americanbar.org.c Retrievedc Mayc 2,c 2022,c
fromc
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/litigation/committees/minority-
trial-lawyer/practice/2019/c the-payment-card-industry-data-security-
standard/
Dwyer,c B.c (2019,c Novemberc 7).c PCIc compliancec forc smartphonesc andc
mobilec devices.c CardFellowc Creditc Cardc Processingc Blog.c Retrievedc
Mayc 2,c 2022,c fromc https://www.cardfellow.com/blog/pci-compliance-
for-mobile-devices/
Ladika,c S.c (2021,c Novemberc 16).c
Creditc Cardc Securityc Guide
.c
CreditCards.com.c Retrievedc Mayc 2,c 2022,c fromc
https://www.creditcards.com/statistics/credit-card-security-guide/
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