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Starbucks now lets you pay from your iPhone or BlackBerry
While paying for goods from your phone my be common elsewhere in the world, it's been slow to catch on here in North America. Starbucks, however, may well have gotten the ball rolling, with the release of a pair of apps for iPhone and BlackBerry users.Drop Starbucks Card Mobile onto your smartphone, and you'll be able to load it with funds and pay at more than 7,500 locations in the U.S. Just tap the button to pay, and Starbucks Mobile Card creates a barcode which your server can then scan to debit your account. NFC support may be added later, as hardware adds that functionality and customer demand increases.
In case you can't simply look over your shoulder and see at least one Starbucks, the app also has a built-in location finder. Starbucks is confident the apps will be a hit with customers, who currently pay for 1 in 5 purchases using reloadable Starbucks cards.
Download Starbucks Mobile Card for iOS [iTunes]
Starbucks Mobile Card for BlackBerry
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Subscribe to commentsNyaRJan 19th 2011 2:59PM
I guess they didn't put it out on android because someone would make a barcode that makes the register explode
cewell118Jan 19th 2011 3:42PM
This seems really dangerous. If you lose your phone then whoever finds it will have access to your accounts? What is wrong with carrying around your wallet? I understand the whole prepaid concept to it, it just seems like a slipper slope. If you can do it at starbucks, what's next? Will you be able to do it at the market with your mastercard?
armackJan 20th 2011 4:22AM
@cewell118 If I lost a phone, I'd be far more worried about someone getting access to something like my e-mail, texts, or contacts than my Starbucks card...