Scotiabank becomes the first bank in Canada to offer a mobile wallet for credit and debit cards on both Android and BlackBerry devices

Any Scotiabank customer with one of the many eligible Android or BlackBerry smartphones from Rogers, Bell, Virgin Mobile, TELUS or Koodo Mobile will have the freedom to simply tap their mobile phone to pay for debit and credit purchases at all Interac Flash† or Visa payWave enabled terminals. In addition, customers will continue to be able to store and use their SCENE loyalty card to earn and redeem SCENE points at Cineplex Entertainment®^ theatres and a growing number of SCENE partners.

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Starbucks App brings mobile ordering and payments to Toronto iPhones on October 13

Starbucks will enable a new feature on their Starbucks app for customers to order and pay using their iPhones, this will cut down on lines and waiting time and ensure everyone gets their Pumpkin Spice Latte's as fast as possible.

The Mobile Order & Pay feature is coming to to approximately 300 company-owned stores in the Greater Toronto Area on October 13, 2015.

Starbucks customers using the app will be able to order ahead, then pay and pick up their purchases – providing on-the-go customers a simple and quick alternative to get some of their favourite food or beverage items.  

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PayPal Caters To Every Type of Shopper On-The-Go

By Sonya Davidson

As things heat up in the mobile payment sector, PayPal has just introduced a more simplified way of catching that elusive busy shopper who's constantly on-the-go with One Touch - a new checkout experience for mobile devices, laptops and home computers.

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Financeit offers businesses and their customers ease and flexibility of financing

Peer-to-peer payments are currently gaining popularity, but what about peer-to-peer lending? Financeit is preaching the benefits of financing and the company’s point of sale options and services now have over 4,000 partners. 

The benefits they hope businesses, including Independent merchants, sole proprietors and mom and pop shops and these businesses’ customers, include no fees or penalties for paying out early as well as making initial payments.

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