The Mobile Payments Revolution – An Interim Solution
January 31, 2011 
Posted by Last month’s blog discussed the concept of leaving your wallet at home and using your mobile phone to make payments and purchase items. This seems to be a hot topic as more retailers gear their services for smart phone users.
A few weeks ago, Starbucks officially announced their mobile application, Starbucks Card Mobile app, available on the iPhone, iPod touch and select Blackberry phones. Not wanting to wait for Near Field Communication (NFC) to come to full use (NFC requires a lot more than two way communication between the mobile phone and the retailer), Starbucks decided to utilize existing technology, 2D barcodes, for their new app. Continue reading "The Mobile Payments Revolution – An Interim Solution"
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