Ghiboo.com - Soon, Starbucks customers no longer need to carry cash when 'hanging out' at that coffee shops. Starbucks Corp. will launch a payment system via mobile phone applications.
In this case Starbucks in cooperation with Square, a mobile payment application (mobile payment). Square itself was founded by Jack Dorsey who also built Twitter.
Quoted from the Huffingtonpost, Thursday (9/8), use of the payment systems via mobile phones is aimed to increase the profit of both companies.
The payment process is done via mobile phone by downloading the application on the smartphone, then Square will give customers a barcode. So when customers buy coffee at Starbucks, just show the barcode to the cashier. Next with the barcode will be directly connected to your credit card.
This application can only used in Starbucks cafes. This payment system via mobile phone business to anticipate the bussiness competition.
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said he believes the application users will reach more than one million subscribers. According to him, mobile payments will also further improve the interaction between the barista and the customer.
Meanwhile, Dorsey said Square application simplify the mobile payment processi fees for small businesses. He set a flat rate at 2.75 percent of transactions for all cards.
If this is true, then Starbucks will be the first cafe that customers can pay by phone. Unfortunately, this new mobile payment process can be enjoyed by Starbucks customers in the United States.
In this case Starbucks in cooperation with Square, a mobile payment application (mobile payment). Square itself was founded by Jack Dorsey who also built Twitter.
Quoted from the Huffingtonpost, Thursday (9/8), use of the payment systems via mobile phones is aimed to increase the profit of both companies.
The payment process is done via mobile phone by downloading the application on the smartphone, then Square will give customers a barcode. So when customers buy coffee at Starbucks, just show the barcode to the cashier. Next with the barcode will be directly connected to your credit card.
This application can only used in Starbucks cafes. This payment system via mobile phone business to anticipate the bussiness competition.
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said he believes the application users will reach more than one million subscribers. According to him, mobile payments will also further improve the interaction between the barista and the customer.
Meanwhile, Dorsey said Square application simplify the mobile payment processi fees for small businesses. He set a flat rate at 2.75 percent of transactions for all cards.
If this is true, then Starbucks will be the first cafe that customers can pay by phone. Unfortunately, this new mobile payment process can be enjoyed by Starbucks customers in the United States.
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