Category Archives: Payment
50 million Starbucks fans can’t be wrong
In the mobile payment arena, nobody has come close to the success of Starbucks. Given that Starbucks had processed 42 million payments as of April, it is probably safe to assume they have now crossed the 50 million mark. A … Continue reading &...
Posted in Mobile Loyalty Apps, Payment, Starbucks
Tagged Android, IPhone, PayPal, Small Society, Starbucks
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C’mon Baby, Do the Local Motion
Does NFC solve a problem that does not exist? This was the question posed by Jordan Crook in a recent story on TechCrunch. While the article makes some compelling arguments regarding NFC, I disagree that contactless payments will not be … Cont...
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Tagged Card reader, Contactless payment, Credit card, Google Inc., mp3, Near Field Communication, Smart cards, streaming services, TechCrunch
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Getting Hip to Square
Sometimes field testing new mobile payment apps means you have to make certain sacrifices. Today it required I eat a donut. A few days ago, ‘Square’ announced the introduction of a merchant loyalty platform inside of the ‘Pay with Square’ &he...
What’s in your wallet?
If Google has any say in the matter, perhaps the only thing left in your wallet will be a driver’s license. But before you go short selling stock in leather accessory companies, let’s take a closer look at how Google … Continue rea...
