I-Starbucks yaba ngesinye sezinkundla zokukhokhelwa ezisetshenziswa kakhulu e-United States eminyakeni eminingi eyedlule, uhlelo olusebenza ngama-barcode olucishe lufane nalolo olunikezwa yi-Google, nayo ese-United States, nge-Wallet, inkundla yezinkokhelo ze-Google uhambile ukushintsha igama izikhathi eziningana uze uhlale ne-Google Pay.
Uhlelo lokusebenza lweselula lwe-Starbucks lusebenza njengesikhwama semali lapho singangeza khona imali uku-oda ama-oda ethu ngaphambi kokufika kusakhiwo lapho sifuna ukusilanda khona. Kodwa-ke, ngokufika kobuchwepheshe be-NFC, i-Apple Pay ibikhula kancane futhi isidlule i-Starbucks njenge ipulatifomu yokukhokha yeselula esetshenziswa kakhulu e-United States.
Ngokuya ngemininingwane enikezwe yi-eMarketer, i-Apple Pay njengamanje inabasebenzisi abayizigidi ezingama-30,3 e-United States, uma kuqhathaniswa nezigidi ezingama-25,2 ze-Starbucks. Esikhundleni sesithathu sithola IGoogle Pay enezigidi eziyi-12,1 kanye ne-Samsung Pay enabasebenzisi abayizigidi eziyi-10,1.
Ngokusho kweMarketer, i-Apple isizakele amaphuzu wokuthengisa asebenzise ubuchwepheshe be-NFC, ubuchwepheshe i-Starbucks engabunikeli ukwenza izinkokhelo. Eqinisweni, ithembele ku-Apple Pay ukufaka kabusha i-Starbucks wallet.
I-Apple yafika e-United States ngo-Okthoba 2014. Kusukela lapho, bobabili i-Samsung ne-Google sebethule amapulatifomu abo okukhokha edijithali, amapulatifomu okwamanje zikude nezinombolo ezinikezwa yi-Apple Pay e-United States
Imali ezosetshenziswa ngabasebenzisi ngokukhokha nge-NFC izofinyelela ku-100.000 million dollars e-United States. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ngokwesilinganiso, umsebenzisi ngamunye uzosebenzisa amadola ayi-1.545 akhokha kuphela nge-smartphone yawo, okusho ukwanda ngama-24% uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule.