Mobile Payments

A mobile payment is a money payment made for a product or service through a portable electronic device such as a tablet or cell phone. Mobile payment technology can also be used to send money to friends or family members, such as with the applications PayPal and Venmo.

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Amazon Pay’s Gauthier: No One Can Predict Retail’s Future, So Innovate Around What Won’t Change
Amazon Pay’s Gauthier: No One Can Predict Retail’s Future, So Innovate Around What Won’t Change
September 08, 2020  |  Retail

Consumers are living in stressful times, and Patrick Gauthier, vice president at Amazon Pay, told PYMNTS in a recent interview that merchants working to prepare...

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On Demand Pay Finds A Home In Financial Services
On Demand Pay Finds A Home In Financial Services
September 08, 2020  |  Faster Payments

Unemployment remains stubbornly high, yet pockets of resilience emerge. The financial services industry saw 21,000 positions added in July. Yet, while financial institutions (FIs) have...

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J.P. Morgan On The Digital Transformation Of Corporate Liquidity Management
J.P. Morgan On The Digital Transformation Of Corporate Liquidity Management
September 08, 2020  |  Digital Payments

The rise of the coronavirus has spotlighted the need for corporate treasurers to make real-time decisions about cash management. J.P. Morgan’s Head of Global Liquidity...

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Report: Deutsche Bank Withdrew From Wirecard Deal Over Price
Report: Deutsche Bank Withdrew From Wirecard Deal Over Price
September 04, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Deutsche Bank AG is out. Bloomberg News reported the Frankfurt, Germany-based global investment bank and financial services company is no longer interested in buying Wirecard...

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Visa: SoftPOS Helps Merchants ‘Reimagine’ Commerce Flows In A Physical World
Visa: SoftPOS Helps Merchants ‘Reimagine’ Commerce Flows In A Physical World
September 04, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Bit by bit, economies are reopening. But business as usual will be anything but traditional – even with face-to-face commerce – due to the great...

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Visa Teams Up With Norway’s Vipps To Boost Digital Wallets And Mobile Pay In EU
Visa Teams Up With Norway’s Vipps To Boost Digital Wallets And Mobile Pay In EU
September 03, 2020  |  Mobile Payments

Visa is teaming with Norwegian digital-wallet company Vipps on a new initiative to boost mobile payments in Europe, according to a report from Cards International....

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Smaller Treasury Banks Step Up As Corporates Push For Instant Payments
Smaller Treasury Banks Step Up As Corporates Push For Instant Payments
September 03, 2020  |  Faster Payments

COVID-19 didn’t suddenly make consumers realize it’s preferable to be paid out instantly instead of waiting three days for an ACH payment — or worse,...

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How Retailers Can Ride The Rise Of Mobile Wallets
How Retailers Can Ride The Rise Of Mobile Wallets
September 03, 2020  |  Mobile Wallets

Mobile payments have long been billed as the next big thing. Starting with the release of Apple Pay in 2014, there was a veritable rush...

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The Digital Payments Preferences That Cross The Generational Divide
The Digital Payments Preferences That Cross The Generational Divide
September 03, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Cash will always have a place among consumers — but its use is dwindling. Only 26 percent of all consumer payments are made in the...

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