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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AlipayHK Expands With Cross-Border Payments To Japan And Greater Bay Area

AlipayHK Expands With Cross-Border Payments To Japan And Greater Bay Area
AlipayHK Expands With Cross-Border Payments To Japan And Greater Bay Area
February 26, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

AlipayHK users will soon be able to use the service in parts of Japan and Southern China, the company said on Tuesday (Feb. 26). Get...

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Citi Launches Digital Payment Service For Rent, School Expenses
Citi Launches Digital Payment Service For Rent, School Expenses
February 26, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Citigroup, the U.S. banking giant, announced on Tuesday (Feb. 26) the launch of a new service that lets users pay their rent and school expenses each...

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Keeping Theater Order-Ahead Fraud- And Drama-Free
Keeping Theater Order-Ahead Fraud- And Drama-Free
February 26, 2019  |  Mobile Order Ahead

Six out of every 10 digital orders are now carried out via mobile app, putting the smartphone at the center of the modern quick-service restaurant...

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Mobile Card Services In Consumers’ Daily Lives
Mobile Card Services In Consumers’ Daily Lives
February 25, 2019  |  Today In Data

Consumers are looking to their smartphones to manage their money with the help of mobile card services (MCS) in 2019. In other news, consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands...

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Chinese Gov’t Bolsters Rural Economies With Mobile Payments
Chinese Gov’t Bolsters Rural Economies With Mobile Payments
February 22, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

In an effort to strengthen the economy in hamlets and small cities, China is looking to make mobile payments commonplace in rural places prior to...

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Where Consumers Turn To Personalize Their Card Spending Experiences
Where Consumers Turn To Personalize Their Card Spending Experiences
February 22, 2019  |  Mobile

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Florida Prisons Delete $11M Worth Of Inmate Music Purchases
Florida Prisons Delete $11M Worth Of Inmate Music Purchases
February 21, 2019  |  Mobile Commerce

Following a switch in contractors that reportedly caused prisoners to lose access to music that they purchased, an inmate in a Florida prison is suing...

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How Merchants Are Fueling Consumers’ Need For Speed (And Convenience) Via Mobile
How Merchants Are Fueling Consumers’ Need For Speed (And Convenience) Via Mobile
February 20, 2019  |  Retail

For many consumers, smartphones aren’t only a way to catch up on emails or news: They are also a way to discover and shop for...

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