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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Google Pay Co-founders’ Indian Neobank Has Raised $13.2M

Google Pay Co-founders’ Indian Neobank Has Raised $13.2M
Google Pay Co-founders’ Indian Neobank Has Raised $13.2M
January 13, 2020  |  Banking

Two co-founders of Google Pay in India have raised $13.2 million in a Seed funding round for its neo-bank epiFi, led by Sequoia India and...

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Homesharing Platforms Vie For Millennial, Gen Z Travelers
Homesharing Platforms Vie For Millennial, Gen Z Travelers
January 10, 2020  |  Commerce Connected

With millennial travel spend expected to reach $1.4 trillion in 2020, hotels and home-sharing platforms are clamoring to win their business. But it takes more...

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Zuckerberg Predicts Big Advancements In AR Tech In 2020s
Zuckerberg Predicts Big Advancements In AR Tech In 2020s
January 10, 2020  |  Facebook / Meta

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is excited about augmented reality tech, which he thinks can address a number of social problems. Get the Full Story Complete...

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This Week In Payments: Feeding The Hunger For Innovation, Sometimes Literally
This Week In Payments: Feeding The Hunger For Innovation, Sometimes Literally
January 10, 2020  |  Commerce Connected

The payments and commerce ecosystem got busy getting busy this week as the first full week of 2020 kicked off the press releases began raining...

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Fiserv: Why Gas Is Just The Start Of What Alexa Will Pay For
Fiserv: Why Gas Is Just The Start Of What Alexa Will Pay For
January 10, 2020  |  Voice Activation

While there were many attention-grabbing announcements coming out of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), among the more eye-opening was the joint announcement by ExxonMobil,...

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China Likely To See More P2P Shutdowns This Year
China Likely To See More P2P Shutdowns This Year
January 09, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

China’s peer-to-peer (P2P) lending market is headed for more turbulence in 2020 as more of its popular platforms face potentially being shut down as the...

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Luckin Coffee Looks To Expand Into Vending Machines
Luckin Coffee Looks To Expand Into Vending Machines
January 09, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

China-based Luckin Coffee is going to set up vending machines where customers will be able to purchase hot beverages and snack products, the company said...

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Paris Stores’ Holiday Sales Sunk By Up To 50 Pct
Paris Stores’ Holiday Sales Sunk By Up To 50 Pct
January 09, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

Transport workers on strike in Paris caused disruptions to sales for business owners over the holidays, cutting sales by as much as half, they say....

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