The Chicago Tribune reports that Office Depot is testing a new PayPal in-store point-of-sale system in a few of its stores. The announcement follows a similar announcement that Home Depot is testing the new PayPal system in 51 of its units. And PayPal has said it plans on having the service working in some 20 brick-and-mortar retailers by the end of the year.
According to the story, “PayPal's ‘wallet in the cloud’ initiative lets shoppers who have a PayPal account pay by simply typing their mobile numbers and PINs at checkout counters. They can also pay by swiping a PayPal card and entering a PIN.”
According to the story, “PayPal's ‘wallet in the cloud’ initiative lets shoppers who have a PayPal account pay by simply typing their mobile numbers and PINs at checkout counters. They can also pay by swiping a PayPal card and entering a PIN.”
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