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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UK’s Contactless Ordering Startup Leslie Makes US Debut
UK’s Contactless Ordering Startup Leslie Makes US Debut
January 19, 2022  |  Startups

U.K.-based on-table ordering startup Leslie has brought its tech to food service and hospitality services in the U.S., just 12 weeks after its initial launch,...

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Report: Contactless Payments Gain on Credit Cards
Report: Contactless Payments Gain on Credit Cards
January 19, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Credit cards may be consumers preferred way to pay, but contactless methods are waiting in the wings. The latest installment of PYMNTS’ Next-Gen Debit Tracker,...

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Paying Any Paper Bill Now As Easy As Taking a Picture of It
Paying Any Paper Bill Now As Easy As Taking a Picture of It
January 13, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Paying bills is a stubborn holdout in the digital shift, as bills come in paper form by snail mail or via email. Often, there aren’t...

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Ordering Platform ItsaCheckmate Partners With Grubhub to Streamline Orders
Ordering Platform ItsaCheckmate Partners With Grubhub to Streamline Orders
January 11, 2022  |  Partnerships

Mobile ordering service ItsaCheckmate has launched an expanded partnership with Grubhub by adding Grubhub to its digital ordering platform. “Now, ItsaCheckmate can help restaurateurs using...

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10 Things Will Define the Digital Transformation in 2022
10 Things Will Define the Digital Transformation in 2022
January 10, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

Ten Things Will Define the Digital Transformation in 2022 Just about everyone has their own prediction for what three, four, five or ten things will...

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‘High Tech’ Consumers Own an Average of 12 Devices
‘High Tech’ Consumers Own an Average of 12 Devices
January 09, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Over the past several months, we at PYMNTS have tracked the habits and tech preferences of several “connected personas” forming the bedrock of the connected...

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This Week in Payments: Smart Terminals are Taking Over POS, Apple Reaches $3T Valuation and 2022 is Another ‘Year of Crypto’
This Week in Payments: Smart Terminals are Taking Over POS, Apple Reaches $3T Valuation and...
January 07, 2022  |  Payment Methods

During this first week of 2022, the news included the future of point of sale (POS), a $3 trillion valuation for Apple and continued developments...

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3 Telco-Driven Apps To Watch in Emerging Markets in 2022
3 Telco-Driven Apps To Watch in Emerging Markets in 2022
January 05, 2022  |  International

Super apps like China’s WeChat have become intrinsic to consumers’ lives, moving beyond messaging apps to cater to a wide array of digital service needs...

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EMEA Daily: Google Buys Israeli Cybersecurity Firm Siemplify for $500M, UK’s New Investment Rules Kicks off Eyeing Foreign M&A
EMEA Daily: Google Buys Israeli Cybersecurity Firm Siemplify for $500M, UK’s New Investment Rules Kicks...
January 04, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, Google has purchased Israeli cybersecurity firm Siemplify for $500 million, and the U.K.’s new investment rules...

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