$\"paypal-samsung\"$ Mobile commerce is all about making things easier and more convenient for customers. <\/p>\n

Payment is often seen as a difficult step in commerce, so in recent years a lot of effort has been going into finding new and better ways to allow customers to pay.<\/p>\n

Now PayPal<\/strong> and Starbucks<\/strong> are piloting a new payment scheme that may be the easiest ever, and it is based around the new Gear 2<\/strong> smartwatch from Samsung<\/strong>.
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The transaction is very simple from the customer’s perspective, and consists of the following steps:<\/p>\n

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When a customer wearing the smartwatch enters the store, a BLE beacon detects the watch, and thereby knows the identity of the customer.<\/li>\n
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A push notification is sent to the customer’s watch, and at the same time, the customer’s name and picture are displayed on the barista’s POS screen. <\/li>\n
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The barista takes the order, makes the coffee, and enters the information into the POS system as normal. <\/li>\n
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A notification is then sent to the customer’s smartwatch requesting payment.<\/li>\n
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The customer simply taps on their smartwatch to confirm payment, picks up their coffee and is free to enjoy their day. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
Notice that this transaction did not require a wallet, a card, any cash, or even the need to remove a mobile phone from your pocket. And there is added security because the barista sees an image of the person that is authorized to use that specific device for payment.<\/p>\n
The pilot is taking place within the Starbucks store on the PayPal campus in San Jose, California, so clearly it is a very pilot-friendly location. However, it is good to see companies trying out new approaches to payments. <\/p>\n
PayPal has not indicated any time frame when this might be rolled out to the world in general, but PayPal senior PR manager Kathy Chui<\/strong> has said that \u201coverall, PayPal employees that have used Beacon and\/or Samsung Gear 2 smartwatch have loved their experience and are excited for the larger rollout.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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