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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Banco de Bogotá On What’s Driving Payments Digitization Forward In Colombia
Banco de Bogotá On What’s Driving Payments Digitization Forward In Colombia
October 20, 2021  |  Digital Payments

Consumers, businesses, financial institutions (FIs) and payment providers alike are all paying closer attention to Latin America as its digital payments ecosystem develops further in...

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Marqeta Offers Card Solutions for Crypto Leaders 
Marqeta Offers Card Solutions for Crypto Leaders 
October 19, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The card issuing platform Marqeta is powering cryptocurrency products for platforms that include Coinbase, Fold, Shakepay and Bakkt.  The Oakland, California, company said Tuesday (Oct....

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Artsy on Leveraging Mobile Payments to Drive Cross-Border Art Sales
Artsy on Leveraging Mobile Payments to Drive Cross-Border Art Sales
October 15, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Auction houses and art galleries are ready to take their operations global and are going all-in to reach buyers online. In the Cross-Border Retail Payments...

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FinTech Tala Notches $145M Series E to Launch Mobile-First and Crypto Solutions
FinTech Tala Notches $145M Series E to Launch Mobile-First and Crypto Solutions
October 14, 2021  |  Investments

Mobile technology startup Tala raised $145 million in a Series E funding round led by Upstart, with participation from the Stellar Development Foundation, along with...

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Clickatell to Demo Chat Commerce Platform
Clickatell to Demo Chat Commerce Platform
October 13, 2021  |  Mobile Payments

Mobile communications commerce company Clickatell will offer demonstrations of new payment capabilities through its Chat Commerce Platform at the Money 20/20 convention in Las Vegas, Oct....

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Opy USA, Everyware to Offer BNPL by Text
Opy USA, Everyware to Offer BNPL by Text
October 12, 2021  |  BNPL

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Opy USA, Inc., through its platform, Openpay Pty Ltd, along with contactless payments firm Everyware, launched a Pay by Text BNPL solution, according...

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Apple Pay at 7 Data Shows Lackluster In-Store Usage of Digital Wallets
Apple Pay at 7 Data Shows Lackluster In-Store Usage of Digital Wallets
October 08, 2021  |  Apple Pay

Fans of the Apple Inc. ecosystem fell in love with its smooth interoperability, whether it was sharing YouTube videos to Facebook, taking FaceTime video calls...

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American Express Streamlines Mobile App for Seamless PayPal Use
American Express Streamlines Mobile App for Seamless PayPal Use
October 07, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

American Express recently updated its mobile app to make using the card on PayPal a seamless process, simplifying the app-to-app functionality as a new feature...

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Bringing UAE’s SMBs Into the Digital Economy
Bringing UAE’s SMBs Into the Digital Economy
October 06, 2021  |  SMBs

Small and midsized businesses (SMBs) have faced the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although governments have made efforts to provide relief, more needs to be...

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