Just bring your phone

Mobile Payment becomes more and more popular. The invention of smart phone changes the daily consuming activities. You can use your smart phone as price scanner, use it as mobile wallet, locate stores near us, and make payments. Mobile is a rapidly changing space. For business to succeed in today, it is not avoidable to utilize mobile phones around. All major retailers, such as starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts, all developed their smart phone applications. Take Dunkin’s Donuts as an example, tith such applications, consumers can purchase card, adding money with push of a button, pay for purchase from its mobile phone. You can buy mGift card and send it to friends through Facebook or even through text msg. It also utilize the mobility of the cell phone to locate close store and provide directions.

Mobile phone becomes the new wallet, storing credit card, maybe even Identity card. Very soon, when I travel outside, we can probably all leave our wallet at home and just bring our smart phone (and charger).