Report: McDonald's, PayPal Testing Mobile Payments

[Jack]

PCMAG wrote:The race to become the de facto leader in mobile payments at your favorite fast food franchise is heating up. According to a new report, McDonald's is currently testing a mobile payments arrangement with PayPal.

Testing is currently underway at 30 McDonald's locations in France, according to Reuters. Although neither company has made any official announcement, the technology is "coming within the next 24 months or so," according to an unnamed McDonald's spokesperson.

McDonald's usage of the PayPal system, which has also been tested at one of the restaurant's locations in Florida, would reportedly allow the restaurant's outlets to accept payments via mobile phone and from your desktop computer. According to the report, the tests in France are currently cordoning off PayPal users in a separate line at the restaurants.

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[McLovin]

This can be a good thing but I think it can end up in more fraud cases and it's making people more lazy.

[HeffeD]

I think it's a pretty interesting concept.

[WinAndLinuxTutorials]

I always prefer home-made food. Haven't ate McDonald's since about 5 years.

[Earth]

No one uses cash any more, and even your money in the bank are just digits. Nothing's real.

[Jack]

(08-21-2012 02:27 PM)Earth wrote:  No one uses cash any more, and even your money in the bank are just digits. Nothing's real.

Very true,and their is no doubt that in the near future our phones will become our credit cards.....The only problem that I see is that Android and the other phone OS will become more targeted and I've got a feeling that we will see a lot of reports of personal details being hijacked....
As for the news,it's normal that McDonalds is one of the first who try to implement this type of payments......