PayPal to add mobile payment features, hopes to redefine how we shop (till we drop)

Like the side ponytail craze of the ’80s, the newest trend is turning out to be the mobile wallet — especially as major players like Google , MasterCard, Verizon, Discover and now PayPal board the bandwagon. Our old buddy — best known for its love affair with eBay ( and ripping our own Darren Murph off a solid two large ) — has plans to implement new payment features primarily for (but not limited to) mobile. On the to-do list are things like QR / barcode scans, hyper local deals, fast checkout via NFC, etc. The company is adamant that it’s not “just shoving a credit card on a phone ,” but rather planning to change the whole shopping experience. We’ll know more when PayPal releases more details in early October, and when it launches the pilot product sometime later this year. Until then, check out the semi-cryptic video while brushing up on old episodes of SuperMarket Sweep after the break. Continue reading PayPal to add mobile payment features, hopes to redefine how we shop (till we drop) PayPal to add mobile payment features, hopes to redefine how we shop (till we drop) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Sep 2011 21:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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