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Tap for caffeine: Costa Coffee launches coffee cup with in-built payment chip

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clock 29 November 2018 •
Costa hopes the Clever Cup will appeal to its tech savvy customers | Credit: Costa
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Costa hopes the Clever Cup will appeal to its tech savvy customers | Credit: Costa

Reusable cup can be loaded with up to £30 credit to pay for anything from hot drinks to Tube travel

Costa Coffee has teamed up with Barclays to launch a reusable coffee cup which comes complete with an in-built payment chip, so customers can just tap their cup to pay for their drink. The Clever Cup's...

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