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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Frightful Five: The Early Bird Gets The Cheap Bird

Frightful Five: The Early Bird Gets The Cheap Bird
Frightful Five: The Early Bird Gets The Cheap Bird
November 17, 2017  |  Retail

Will consumers trust Facebook to verify their identity at real-world points of sale? Can apartment hunters trust its Marketplace more than Craigslist? Does Amazon Protect...

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Chase Pay’s Trouble With Traction
Chase Pay’s Trouble With Traction
November 16, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

According to news from The Wall Street Journal, J.P. Morgan Chase (JPMC) is the latest big name with big mobile payments ambitions and bona fides to back...

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Square’s Services And Payments Volumes Are Sizzling – So Why Are Investors Skeptical?
Square’s Services And Payments Volumes Are Sizzling – So Why Are Investors Skeptical?
November 09, 2017  |  Earnings

Square continued its 2017 run of earnings strength with the release of its latest quarterly results on Wednesday (Nov. 8), notching growth in both payments...

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How Digital Is The Great Outdoors?
How Digital Is The Great Outdoors?
November 09, 2017  |  Digital Payments

To enjoy the great outdoors and the greenery that along goes with it, consumers do not mind parting with some green — but they’d like to...

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BNP Paribas To Roll Out WeChat Pay In France
BNP Paribas To Roll Out WeChat Pay In France
November 09, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

BNP Paribas, the European bank, announced news on Wednesday (Nov. 8) that it is introducing WeChat Pay, a popular mobile payment solution in China, to...

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USA Tech Acquires Cantaloupe To Expand Unattended Retail Footprint
USA Tech Acquires Cantaloupe To Expand Unattended Retail Footprint
November 08, 2017  |  Unattended Retail

Help yourself: Unattended retail just got more seamless and widespread with USA Technologies’ acquisition of Cantaloupe Systems, Inc. The deal is expected to close by...

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Facebook Messenger P2P Expands To UK, France
Facebook Messenger P2P Expands To UK, France
November 07, 2017  |  Facebook / Meta

The big challenge with peer-to-peer (P2P) payments has always been ubiquity. Many platforms have made like-to-like transfers fast, easy and secure. But when users need...

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India’s Paytm Contemplating US Expansion
India’s Paytm Contemplating US Expansion
October 31, 2017  |  South Asia

While much ink has been given to the various U.S. companies trying to grab up a foothold in India, this week’s news seems to be...

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