Will Apple Pay revolutionize small business?

Part of our series on the future of Main Street

Since Apple rolled out Apple Pay in October 2014, more than 220,000 retailers have partnered with the company to offer contact-less mobile payments, letting Apple devices wirelessly communicate with checkout machines using near field communication (NFC) technology.

And it's not just nationwide chains like Whole Foods Market or Foot Locker. Small businesses can adopt Apple Pay to ensure their customers' security, attract and cater to a younger clientele, and even revolutionize the way customers shop.

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Amy Kraft is a print and radio reporter based in New York. She reports on science and the environment for publications including Scientific American, Discover, Popular Science, Psychology Today, and Distillations, a podcast out of the Chemical Heritage Foundation. She is currently working on a book of humor essays. You can check out more of her writing on her blog Jaded Bride.