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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MarginEdge Debuts B2B Mobile Pay for Restaurants
MarginEdge Debuts B2B Mobile Pay for Restaurants
August 14, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

Restaurant management/bill payment platform MarginEdge wants to let customers make payments using their smartphones. The Virginia company announced the launch of its mobile bill payment platform in a...

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LendingPoint Launches Personal Financial Health and Management Tool for Customers
LendingPoint Launches Personal Financial Health and Management Tool for Customers
August 14, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

LendingPoint has added a personal financial health and management tool to its artificial intelligence (AI)-driven CreditTech platform. The new tool, which is now available for free...

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Mastercard Investment Values MTN’s FinTech Group at $5.2 Billion
Mastercard Investment Values MTN’s FinTech Group at $5.2 Billion
August 14, 2023  |  Investments

South African telecom MTN now counts Mastercard among its investors. The company announced Monday (Aug. 14) that the payments giant had agreed to a minority investment in its FinTech group, valuing...

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Square Launches Consumer Booking App for Beauty and Personal Care Services
Square Launches Consumer Booking App for Beauty and Personal Care Services
August 08, 2023  |  Commerce Connected

Square has launched a consumer booking app that provides access to a large beauty and personal care businesses network. The new Square Go looks to offer convenience to...

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Digital Tools Let Restaurants Build Loyalty One Byte at a Time
Digital Tools Let Restaurants Build Loyalty One Byte at a Time
August 01, 2023  |  ResTech

Technology has become table stakes for the restaurant industry. The ongoing digitization of the consumer landscape has reached the hospitality sector, and thoughtful applications are...

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Weave Adds Mobile Tap to Pay to Healthcare Platform
Weave Adds Mobile Tap to Pay to Healthcare Platform
July 31, 2023  |  Mobile Payments

Weave has added Mobile Tap to Pay to its customer experience platform for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in healthcare. The new feature expands the company’s payment...

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What’s in a Name? Overstock CEO’s $21.5M Bet on the Power of an Iconic Brand to Grow Sales
What’s in a Name? Overstock CEO’s $21.5M Bet on the Power of an Iconic Brand...
July 31, 2023  |  Retail

In March 2023, Arthur Stark, the former president of Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), discussed the company’s revival of its coupon strategy called the “big blue” approach....

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More Than a Quarter of US Consumers Use More Than One Mobile Wallet
More Than a Quarter of US Consumers Use More Than One Mobile Wallet
July 25, 2023  |  Mobile Wallets

Different mobile wallets may serve distinct purposes for the small but significant share of consumers who rely on them. The majority of mobile wallet users...

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Paytm Revenue Climbs 39% as Mobile Payments Become More Mainstream
Paytm Revenue Climbs 39% as Mobile Payments Become More Mainstream
July 21, 2023  |  Earnings

Paytm recorded 39% year-over-year revenue growth during the quarter ended June 30. The Indian eCommerce and payment system and financial technology company attributed the growth to...

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