If you’re the type of person that happily pays $4 for a coffee-like beverage, then you’ll definitely be interested in what Starbucks is rolling out today.
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The move is one of many that Starbucks has recently made with mobile payments service Square. Starbucks invested $25 million into Square back in August and has agreed to partner with the startup to improve the customer experience at its coffee shops.
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Square, however, isn’t the only form of mobile payments Starbucks is accepting these days. The company also recently added integration to Apple’s digital wallet-like service Passbook.
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