DOLLAR General is changing the way customers pay for items with cash.
The discount retail giant is partnering with payment service PayNearMe to offer Dollar General customers a new digital way to pay with cash and log their purchases.
PayNearMe sends customers a reusable barcode on their phone for the partner store they are shopping at.
This means when they go to pay with cash the purchase is scanned on the app, logged for both the customer and the store, and produces a digital receipt.
As more and more retailers move away from cash, PayNearMe is meant to preserve the option by streamlining and digitizing the process.
“Our clients’ customers can easily visit one of thousands of retail locations nationwide, present a scannable barcode on their smartphone to a cashier, pay in cash, and receive a receipt verifying the transaction is complete,” Michael Kaplan, Chief Revenue Officer, and General Manager of PayNearMe said.
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Those who use cash are often older and have lower incomes, and offering them cash options is an important part of keeping them part of the economy.
While PayNearMe is well-known for its digital cash service, it also serves as a purely digital payment service for its retail partners.
PayNearMe will now be offered at Dollar General's 19,000 locations across the country.
Other PayNearMe partners include 7-Eleven, Walmart, and Family Dollar.
