McDonald’s is testing a new payments system in which customers use the fast food chain’s mobile app to order and pay for meals. PayPal, eBay’s mobile payments platform, would power the transactions. Customers using the PayPal method at the 30 participating McDonald’s locations in France would be put into a separate pick-up line while waiting for their food, Reuters reports. August has become a pivotal month in the growth and visibility of mobile payments. The McDonald’s news comes on the heels of payments startup Square teaming up with Starbucks to complete all of the coffee chain’s credit and debit card transactions. Read the full story at Mashable.
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.