"Wedidn't expect anything less, given all the new mobile app features that willhopefully be supported by Starbucks stores nationwide at some point next year.We're speaking mainly of the company's new mobile ordering and pick-up service,which it's currently testing in Portland, Oregon. AsReadWrite notes, it's not as if Square Wallet was really all that convenientfor customers to use at Starbucks anyway. To pay for an item, like a scone or acoffee, Square Wallet users had to fire up their apps and tap a button to pullup a code, which a cashier would scan in order to conduct the transaction.Only, in doing so, said purchaser wouldn't be able to earn any rewards pointsat Starbucks for the transaction. In contrast, one could also just useStarbucks' app—completely with automatic card reloading for when one's balanceis low—to pay for an item using the exact same process (earning reward pointswhen doing so, too)."