Starbucks’ decision to cut NFC out of the loop could encourage more retailers to take the same route and develop bespoke mobile phone payment apps, instead of waiting for stores and handsets to become NFC compatible. via Will retailers cut…
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How to get more coffee than you can drink
The company that powers the Starbucks iPhone app is Cashstar, a Global Prepaid Exchange member. Here is an interesting story from The Guardian G2 section about a man getting 1,000 prepaid coffees. The idea behind Stark’s card is simple: if…
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April fool, no Starbucks rebranding
I had to check the date on this story, “Starbucks drops its name and the word coffee from logo” as I was convinced it was a wind-up. It was published on 6 January 2011: Starbucks are to remove their name…
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