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Better Than A Tip Jar: Why Payment Apps Are Boosting Tips

NPR
Published November 19, 2015 at 1:33 PM EST
Baristas Sarah Castro (left) and Caitlyn Feeney take coffee orders at Cappy's. (Beth Cortez-Neavel/Texas Standard)
Baristas Sarah Castro (left) and Caitlyn Feeney take coffee orders at Cappy's. (Beth Cortez-Neavel/Texas Standard)

Payment apps like Square that are used by many cafes, food trucks and coffee shops, are doing more than just change payments. They’re changing consumer behavior. From the Here & Now Contributors Network, Joy Diaz of KUT’s Texas Standard reports.

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  • Joy Diaz, reporter for KUT in Austin. She tweets @KUTjoydiaz.

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