Fifty-five million Americans will use their smartphone to make an in-store purchase this year.[1]
The Starbucks App alone is expected to be used for payment by 23.4 million people. That’s more than any other payment system, including Apple Pay.
- Statista, "Starbucks Brings Mobile Payment to the Masses," May 23, 2018
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