For Kevin Harris, a systems analyst in the San Francisco Bay Area, it all started with the Starbucks app, which launched mobile payment in 2011. Harris flashed the prepaid card on his phone, a barista scanned it, and moments later he was sipping his morning coffee--no bulging, bulky wallet required. It was a revelation, and a gateway drug of sorts; he soon began paying for as much of his life as possible using only his iPhone. He now uses Apple Pay, the tech monolith's built-in mobile wallet, wh...
For Kevin Harris, a systems analyst in the San Francisco Bay Area, it all started with the Starbucks app, which launched mobile payment in 2011. Harris flashed the prepaid card on his phone, a barista scanned it, and moments later he was sipping his morning coffee--no bulging, bulky wallet required. It was a revelation, and a gateway drug of sorts; he soon began paying for as much of his life as possible using only his iPhone. He now uses Apple Pay, the tech monolith's built-in mobile wallet, wh...
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