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Chase Pay Deal with Starbucks Strengthens the Bank s Mobile Muscle | PaymentsSource

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The deal will incorporate Chase Pay into the Starbucks mobile app for payments at more than 7,500 Starbucks locations, starting in the fall. Starbucks' mobile app, which is largely developed and maintained in-house, is used for over 10% of its U.S. in-store sales.

From Chase Pay Deal with Starbucks Strengthens the Bank s Mobile Muscle | PaymentsSource

Integrating a new payment mechanism into physical stores is a hassle. POS systems need upgrading, staff need training, deals need making. But adding a new payment mechanism into a retailer’s app is, by comparison, trivial.

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