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PayNearMe launched in the United States last year. PayNearMe enables customers to pay for e-commerce services at 7-Eleven stores, convenience stores that can be found everywhere. Most recently Berlin-based startup Bar zahlen announced to introduce the concept of online cash payments to Germany.

Cash as online payment method

Here’s how Bar zahlen works. Online shoppers can select cash payment in the checkout process when purchasing goods from a participating online retailer. Instead of providing payment details, customers have to print out a receipt with a barcode. Now the customer has to go to a retail partner where the barcode gets scanned and the customer can pay at the regular point-of-sale terminal. The payment does not necessary have to be made in cash. In fact, all payment methods supported by the retailer are accepted. The online merchant will instantly receive a confirmation after the payment is successfully completed.

Benefits: No payment details online 

Having the possibility to pay at local stores is certainly a interesting option for customers that do not want to share their payment details with an online merchant or do not thrust e-commerce payment solutions. The service is also an option for people that don’t have a bank account or a credit card. Teenagers for example can shop online or pay for online games with their pocket money.

In a nutshell

Bar zahlen can enable shoppers in Germany to pay for their online purchases at local retail stores. The service is a promising alternative for those who do not want or cannot use traditional online payment methods