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.

Source: investopedia.com

Alibaba Tracker: The Partner Games

Alibaba Tracker: The Partner Games
Alibaba Tracker: The Partner Games
December 15, 2016  |  eCommerce

Partners! Partners everywhere! Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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PayPal, Citi, FIS Partnerships Drive Digital Ubiquity
PayPal, Citi, FIS Partnerships Drive Digital Ubiquity
December 15, 2016  |  Partnerships

PayPal’s made it pretty clear that enabling consumer choice means giving consumers the ability to use their preferred method of payment inside of their PayPal...

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Mastercard And Visa Tag-Team Tokens
Mastercard And Visa Tag-Team Tokens
December 15, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

Tokenization as a global standard for securing transactions in a digital world gets turbocharged today, thanks to Mastercard and Visa. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Android Pay Launches in Japan
Android Pay Launches in Japan
December 13, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

Another day, another advance for a “Pay.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Starbucks Joins WeChat Payments
Starbucks Joins WeChat Payments
December 09, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Tencent’s Weixin, or WeChat for English speakers, is the monolithic Chinese messaging/video chat/social network/shopping/payments app for iOS, Android and Windows smartphones, the web and desktop....

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Will Mobile Wallets Ever Be Wallet Of Choice?
Will Mobile Wallets Ever Be Wallet Of Choice?
December 08, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

Vantiv and iModerate know that the word wallet has come to mean much more than just the accessory thrown in a purse or back pocket....

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Western Union Invests In Walletron
Western Union Invests In Walletron
December 07, 2016  |  Investments

Western Union announced Tuesday (Dec. 6) it made a strategic investment in Walletron, the mobile wallet bill presentment and payment company. Get the Full Story...

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Societe Generale And American Express Ink Sub-Saharan Africa Deal
Societe Generale And American Express Ink Sub-Saharan Africa Deal
December 01, 2016  |  Partnerships

Societe Generale announced Wednesday (Nov. 30) that it has inked a merchant acquiring partnership with Amex that spans eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Get the...

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