Fast-food turns high tech

By cnnfn.com

NEW YORK (CNNfn) - It looks like systems that allow customers to pay with the wave of a key chain or a company I.D. card are catching on at fast-food restaurants and convenience stores around the world.

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Cheryl Rosen, editor at Informationweek, appeared on CNNfn's The N.E.W. Show to explain how the so-called Micropayment Technology works.

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