PayAnywhere Chosen as MPOS for Boy Scout Popcorn Sales

PayAnywhere is set to pop as a mobile point of sale solution (mPOS) for the Boy Scouts, reports Mobile Marketing Watch.

The Boy Scouts of America’s Camp Masters gourmet popcorn, made by Ramsey Popcorn of Ramsey Indiana, is sold by the Boy Scout councils in their annual fundraising efforts.

Ramsey has chosen to partner with PayAnywhere, enabling mobile credit card processing and boosting the fundraising potential for Scouts selling at stores and door-to-door in neighborhoods. One scout’s parent estimated that PayAnywhere’s mPOS could increase popcorn sales by “as much as 50%.”

Perhaps it is a sign of the times that one of America’s institutions goes high-tech in its fundraising efforts, and maybe one day the Boy Scouts will have to earn their e-Commerce badges. There’s no word if the Girl Scouts will follow suit.