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CVS is creating its own mobile payment solution, again distancing itself from Apple Pay. Rather than adopt a mobile payment solution like Apple or Android Pay, CVS wants to streamline the experience of picking up a prescription and paying. In its app (cleverly called CVS Pay), the retail pharmacy chain will cobble together rewards and payment options, including flexible or health spending accounts. Brian Tilzer, CVS Health’s Chief Digital Officer, tells TechCrunch it’s about simplicity: What we’re trying to do is provide real utility and solve real problems for customers using digital. With one scan, we’re taking away three or…

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