So, one thing we can be sure of is that as unsettled as the mobile-payment sector might seem to be right now, that situation will only get more complex over the next few years on the way to that trillion-dollar mark.

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Any claimant denied payment has the right to sue for redress under the law, which means BP has an incentive to get these payouts right.

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