The global coffee chain Starbucks have extended their mobile payments application to work with Android smartphones. In addition, Chuck Davidson, Starbucks' card innovation manager, said that the company would focus on barcode readers on mobiles rather than NFC technology. So, the app allows store readers to scan barcodes on smartphone screens. Davidson added:
"Having NFC readers is not the issue; it's NFC in the phones, which we believe is two-and-a-half to three years out."
The company saw 3 million mobile transactions processed in the first nine weeks following the scheme's launch.
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