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McDonald’s Testing New Mobile Payment App

No Comments | Written on August 22, 2012 at 8:51 am, by The Editors

According to CNN Tech, the answer might be “all of your nickels, dimes, quarters, and dollar bills, as ordering fast food and paying by smart phone or tablet may become standard practice soon.

For McDonald’s customers at 30 locations in France, the future is now: They can order a Royale with Cheese using the company’s new mobile app, pay for it with PayPal, and then join a separate line to pick up their food, according to a Reuters report cited on the CNN site.

CNN Tech also reports that the “trial is part of a rapidly growing consumer-service trend of skipping cash, and even credit cards, in favor of a quick tap from a mobile phone.”

Fast food — getting faster all the time.