Why Did Starbucks Choose Square? | Fast Company

When selecting a partner to power mobile payments in its stores, Starbucks could have approached Google, one of the most profitable companies in the world. It could have worked with PayPal, which already has more than 106 million users in the payments space. Or Isis, a consortium formed by telecom giants Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile that is also producing a “mobile wallet.”

Sarah Kessler of Fast Company discusses why the coffee giant chose Square. Hint: It has to do with customer experience.