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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WhatsApp Awaits OK From India’s RBI To Launch Payments Feature
WhatsApp Awaits OK From India’s RBI To Launch Payments Feature
August 05, 2020  |  Mobile Payments

WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messenger program, is expected to enter India’s payments market after becoming compliant with the country’s data-localization standards, according to a report from...

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Afterpay: New Logo Reflects Company’s Global Business Model
Afterpay: New Logo Reflects Company’s Global Business Model
August 05, 2020  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Afterpay, which works in buy now, pay later (BNPL) services, rolled out a new global look and brand identity on Tuesday (Aug. 4), an emailed...

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Fiserv: Merchants And The Need For Multilayered Security In A Digital-First World
Fiserv: Merchants And The Need For Multilayered Security In A Digital-First World
August 05, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The degree to which COVID-19 has converted consumers to digital channels is very visible with a quick glance at the data. Tim Horton, head of global...

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European Pizzeria Introduces Virtual Ordering From The Table
European Pizzeria Introduces Virtual Ordering From The Table
August 04, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

And now, something to make tipping in European restaurants even more confusing for Americans: a virtual waiter in Spain. A restaurant called Funky Pizza in...

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NatWest Adds Apple Pay Option For B2B Payments
NatWest Adds Apple Pay Option For B2B Payments
August 04, 2020  |  B2B Payments

NatWest is bringing Apple Pay to all its business credit card customers, according to a press release. The new partnership will afford NatWest customers a...

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What Digital Banks Are Doing Right
What Digital Banks Are Doing Right
August 04, 2020  |  Digital-First Banking

The past several years have been good times for digital banking players popping up to challenge traditional brick-and-mortar financial institutions for market share, but recent...

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Startup Handpicked Fashion Is Dressed For Subscription Success
Startup Handpicked Fashion Is Dressed For Subscription Success
August 04, 2020  |  Subscription Commerce

There’s a new subscription apparel box on the market. Decidedly anti-tech and anti-expensive, Handpicked Fashion is aimed at the eCommerce shopper that might be just...

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Is There A Doctor In The House? Why Heal’s CEO Thinks There Should Be
Is There A Doctor In The House? Why Heal’s CEO Thinks There Should Be
August 03, 2020  |  Healthcare

“There’s got to be a better way.” That single phrase has started plenty of innovative companies when uttered by frustrated entrepreneurs who find themselves running...

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Melissa On The Next Frontier For Digital Identity
Melissa On The Next Frontier For Digital Identity
August 03, 2020  |  Authentication

The world was already going digital before COVID-19, but the pandemic sped up that process tremendously, Barley Laing, the U.K. managing director at Melissa, told PYMNTS in...

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