Starbucks has expanded its mobile payment option for iPhone users from a small trial group of stores to Starbucks outposts in more than 1,000 Target retail locations nationwide.
The coffee giant launched the Starbucks Card Mobile App for the iPhone last September, allowing people to buy products by swiping an on-screen barcode scanned just like their plastic Starbucks card.
In addition to mobile payment, the app allows customers to set up and register a Starbucks card, check their balance and reload the card using a credit card. The mobile pilot program was launched in 16 Starbucks stores in the Seattle area and Northern California.
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