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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PayPal’s Remittance Arm Xoom Enables Low-Fee Wallet Transfers Across Africa

PayPal’s Remittance Arm Xoom Enables Low-Fee Wallet Transfers Across Africa
PayPal’s Remittance Arm Xoom Enables Low-Fee Wallet Transfers Across Africa
December 09, 2020  |  Mobile Payments

PayPal’s money transfer arm Xoom is now offering customers in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Europe the ability to send secure funds to 12 countries...

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Today In Retail: G-III Apparel Group Reports 26.7 Pct Net Sales Decline; Rakuten In Store Network Turns On Google Pay Offers
Today In Retail: G-III Apparel Group Reports 26.7 Pct Net Sales Decline; Rakuten In Store...
December 08, 2020  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, G-III Apparel Group reported that net sales dropped 26.7 percent as its Wilsons Leather and G.H. Bass brands suffered, while...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Google Pay Teams With India’s Qwikcilver; New EU Guidelines Request Search Ranking Criteria Disclosure
Today In Payments Around The World: Google Pay Teams With India’s Qwikcilver; New EU Guidelines...
December 08, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

In today’s top payments news around the world, Qwikcilver has launched its Woohoo digital gift card store on the Google Pay Spot Platform, while new...

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WhatsApp Rolls Out Shopping Cart Feature For Easier In-App Buying
WhatsApp Rolls Out Shopping Cart Feature For Easier In-App Buying
December 08, 2020  |  Social Commerce

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is rolling out a new shopping cart feature that works in conjunction with its Catalogs tool, making it easier for users to shop...

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How We Will Pay, Brief 1: Bridge Millennials, Superconnecteds Lead In Digital-First Living
How We Will Pay, Brief 1: Bridge Millennials, Superconnecteds Lead In Digital-First Living
December 08, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Who are the superconnected super-consumers going boldly into the digital domain first, for almost everything in life, and without a second thought? You get two...

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Rakuten In-Store Network Implements Offers In Google Pay
Rakuten In-Store Network Implements Offers In Google Pay
December 08, 2020  |  Retail

The Rakuten In Store Network has turned on offers in Google Pay, allowing users of the payment method to receive cash back on promotions connected...

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Five Fast Facts: The Australian Vs American Consumer
Five Fast Facts: The Australian Vs American Consumer
December 07, 2020  |  Retail

The pandemic has changed global consumer dynamics, perhaps forever. But that doesn’t mean everyone has changed in the same way or to the same degree....

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Mastercard Reviews Ties With Pornhub Over Alleged Assault Videos
Mastercard Reviews Ties With Pornhub Over Alleged Assault Videos
December 06, 2020  |  Mastercard

Mastercard is investigating the website Pornhub.com after a withering New York Times column alleged it hosts videos of children and adults being sexually assaulted, Reuters...

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