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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SMBs May Be On the Hook for Losses Amid Social Unrest
SMBs May Be On the Hook for Losses Amid Social Unrest
June 03, 2020  |  SMBs

Amid the social unrest dominating the country at the moment, will small- to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) face crippling losses tied to looting? Landlords mandate that...

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‘Travel Bubbles’ Key To Getting Consumers To Travel Cross Border
‘Travel Bubbles’ Key To Getting Consumers To Travel Cross Border
June 03, 2020  |  Travel Payments

The summer travel season is upon the Northern Hemisphere, and while many consumers would normally be setting their sights on visiting new lands, international travel...

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Should Las Vegas Bet On Consumers Returning to Casinos?
Should Las Vegas Bet On Consumers Returning to Casinos?
June 03, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Las Vegas casinos shut their doors in mid-March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, sending Nevada’s unemployment rate to a worst-in-the-nation 28.2 percent (nearly twice...

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Payroll Gears Up To Leapfrog Into APIs, Faster Payments
Payroll Gears Up To Leapfrog Into APIs, Faster Payments
June 03, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Centuries-old banks have been operating on decades-old infrastructure, leaving many traditional financial institutions (FIs) to stand idle and offer little in the way of digital-native...

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The (Unemployment) Check Is In the Mail, But The Wait Might Be Long
The (Unemployment) Check Is In the Mail, But The Wait Might Be Long
June 02, 2020  |  Digital Payments

The unemployment check is in the mail … or perhaps it’s even not on its way yet. Bloomberg reported on Tuesday (June 2) that a...

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Retailers Seek New Digital Places To Meet Consumers As Spending Patterns Change
Retailers Seek New Digital Places To Meet Consumers As Spending Patterns Change
June 02, 2020  |  Buy Now Pay Later

The past several months have been largely defined in the retail world by merchants and brands making quick digital pivots to stay afloat in an...

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FIS On Digital Payments – And The ‘Horse Race’ Between Debit And Credit
FIS On Digital Payments – And The ‘Horse Race’ Between Debit And Credit
June 02, 2020  |  Digital Payments

As consumers become used to, and increasingly embrace, life lived digitally, financial institutions (FIs) of all sizes must prepare for seismic shifts in how customers...

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Why Financial Literacy Is A Lesson So Hard For Americans To Learn
Why Financial Literacy Is A Lesson So Hard For Americans To Learn
June 01, 2020  |  Digital-First Banking

Americans are known the world over for many things, but financial literacy isn’t one of them. We’re not known for being a nation of expert money...

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Is The Old-Fashioned Carhop About To Make A Comeback?
Is The Old-Fashioned Carhop About To Make A Comeback?
June 01, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Carhops and drive-in restaurants are classic parts of the American dining experience immortalized by George Lucas’s 1973 debut film “American Graffiti,” although the carhop was...

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