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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Pay By Sound: It’s Back!

Pay By Sound: It’s Back!
Pay By Sound: It’s Back!
August 09, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Sound travels at 767 miles per hour, so if you want a faster contactless payment, audio waves aren’t a bad vehicle for it. Get the...

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Today in Data: Mobile Features and Launches
Today in Data: Mobile Features and Launches
August 08, 2017  |  Today In Data

Mobile has essentially become one of the major backbones of the retail industry over the last few years. With 44 percent of the world’s population...

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xPressTap: mPOS Without The Dongle
xPressTap: mPOS Without The Dongle
August 07, 2017  |  Payment Methods

A payments solution that requires micromerchants to buy — and then wait for — special hardware isn’t much of a solution if you ask Joe...

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What Walmart Pay Knows That Apple Pay Doesn’t
What Walmart Pay Knows That Apple Pay Doesn’t
August 07, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

A lot of exciting things have happened in payments — and commerce, more broadly — over the last three years. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Paytm’s WeChat Ambitions
Paytm’s WeChat Ambitions
August 03, 2017  |  Cross-border Payments

In rather short order, India has emerged as one of the world’s most competitive battlegrounds for those looking to build the next phase of the...

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Loyalty Begets Loyalty, But Only If QSRs Give Customers The Rewards They Want
Loyalty Begets Loyalty, But Only If QSRs Give Customers The Rewards They Want
August 02, 2017  |  Retail

Loyalty is a two-way street — both in life and in rewards programs. Every quick-service restaurant (QSR) seems to offer its own loyalty benefits in increase...

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Today in Data: Mobile App News Breakdown
Today in Data: Mobile App News Breakdown
August 02, 2017  |  Today In Data

To be successful in today’s business arena, there’s little to no getting around not having some form of a mobile app. Through the use of...

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Today in Data: QR Codes in Payments
Today in Data: QR Codes in Payments
August 01, 2017  |  Today In Data

QR codes are making waves in the digital payments arena. What was once just a way to encode information made available upon scanning with a...

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