06/10/11
By Karen Moss
PayPal is opening a pop-up store in downtown Manhattan to showcase the new digital payment services they plan to offer.
According to reports the store is set to open on 1 November for four months and will enable merchants to experience real-time, real-world demonstrations of emerging point of sale technologies.
Passers-by can scan QR codes on the outside of the building with their smartphones to learn more about the company's efforts.
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