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Starbucks has the second most used mobile payment app for POS transactions

  • eMarketer reported that the Starbucks app accounts for more payments than Google Pay and Samsung Pay.
  • Apple Pay dominates with 43.9 million users.
Shehzil Zahid | August 02, 2021
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  • 4 years ago
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    Starbucks has shown that they are as much a financial services company as a coffee company. Through a strong API network and leveraging interaction data they have increased their market share through personalization.

  • 4 years ago
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    Starbucks, through its intelligent API network has proven that it is not just about coffee. They are a financial services enterprise that is building its own eco-system of users.

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“Starbucks has shown that they are as much a financial services company as a coffee company. Through a strong API network and leveraging interaction data they have increased their market share through personalization.”

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