News of Note—Sprint, mobile payments and LG

Here are some other stories we’re following today:

> Departing Sprint CFO Tarek Robbiati will get a fat payout when he leaves the operator at the end of the month. Kansas City Business Journal report

> Sprint unveiled a multifunction, battery-powered digital payment card. The Verge article

> LG posted encouraging fourth-quarter results despite lackluster smartphone sales. Phone Arena article