McDonald’s Testing Payment App

Bloomberg News reports that McDonald’s Corp. (Oak Brook, Ill.) is testing a mobile payment application in Salt Lake City and in Austin, Texas.

After ordering via a mobile phone, customers can pick up food in stores, at the curbside or at drive-through windows. The system will also include special promotions, offers and a loyalty program.

The company already has a U.S. mobile phone app for customers to locate restaurants, find nutrition information and search for jobs.

“We’re always looking at new technologies to make the McDonald’s experience better for our customers,” said spokesperson Lisa McComb. “We are testing some of these technologies in a few markets, so it’s premature to speculate on the decisions we may make after the tests, but we’re excited to bring a cutting-edge experience in the future to our customers.”