Like+1SharePin ItShare Mobile payment transactions are predicted to reach $1.3 trillion per year by 2017, and the restaurant industry appears ripe to scarf down a hefty chunk of that money flying around electronically. But while news about the mobile payments space has intensified lately — Square’s deal with Starbucks, Discover’s nod to Google Wallet and Dunkin’ Donuts’s new gifting/payment app — pay-by-phone services have yet to hit mainstream status as many consumers are still confused about their options.To help clear confusion, here are five ways you may start paying for your next dinner with your phone.Order Meals With Digital Delivery and Takeout Services Food delivery apps and websites such as Seamless, GrubHub and BiteHunter have simplified the ordering-in and takeout process. The services allow you to browse restaurants’ menus, see prices and pay for meals. Eight-year-old GrubHub, for example, serves 300,000 monthly users and has grown significantly as more consumers make the move to smartphones
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5 Ways to Pay for Dinner With Your Phone
