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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Deep Dive: Why Debit Is Driving the A2A Payments Expansion
Deep Dive: Why Debit Is Driving the A2A Payments Expansion
September 27, 2021  |  Next-Gen Debit

The pandemic fueled an unprecedented increase in debit spending in 2020, according to a study. Closures, stay-at-home mandates and reduced store hours led consumers to...

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China Widens Mobile Payments Antitrust Probe
China Widens Mobile Payments Antitrust Probe
September 24, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

The central bank of China is planning to “deepen” its mobile payments-focused antitrust probes, even though it has seen “interim progress” in the last year,...

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Deep Dive: Examining Latin America’s Payments Ecosystem and the PSP Opportunity
Deep Dive: Examining Latin America’s Payments Ecosystem and the PSP Opportunity
September 24, 2021  |  Digital Payments

The pandemic has accelerated Latin America’s shift to a digital-first economy as a growing majority of consumers opt to shop and access financial services online....

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Nuula CEO Sees Data-Fueled Super-App That Re-Bundles the Best of Unbundled Banks
Nuula CEO Sees Data-Fueled Super-App That Re-Bundles the Best of Unbundled Banks
September 21, 2021  |  Merchant Innovation

Fintechs got big by unbundling old-school banking and financial services — money transfers, for example — and building entire businesses around discrete functions. It’s what...

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Gentex Looks To Turn The Connected Car Into A Mobile Point of Sale Terminal
Gentex Looks To Turn The Connected Car Into A Mobile Point of Sale Terminal
September 20, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

As consumers get more comfortable doing all types of different transactions on their phones, they’re bringing those same connected expectations for convenience and security to...

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Clickatell, Cybersource Offer Simplified Chat-Based Payment System  
Clickatell, Cybersource Offer Simplified Chat-Based Payment System  
September 16, 2021  |  Faster Payments

Mobile communications commerce company Clickatell has joined forces with Visa’s fraud management platform Cybersource to simplify chat-based payments and contact-free checkout, according to a Thursday (Sept....

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Holiday 2021: Pent-Up Consumer Demand, Test of In-Store Experience For Retailers
Holiday 2021: Pent-Up Consumer Demand, Test of In-Store Experience For Retailers
September 15, 2021  |  Retail

Rising inflation and the continued spread of COVID-19 may be grabbing headlines and denting consumer sentiment, but former Saks CEO Steve Sadove said he’s confident...

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Xendit Snags $150M in Series C Funding for SE Asia Digital Payment Infrastructure Enhancements
Xendit Snags $150M in Series C Funding for SE Asia Digital Payment Infrastructure Enhancements
September 15, 2021  |  International

Southeast Asia payments platform Xendit on Tuesday (Sept. 14) finalized a Series C funding round that generated $150 million, in the process cracking the $1...

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UK’s PawaPay, Fresh With $9M Seed Funding, Eyes Africa Expansion
UK’s PawaPay, Fresh With $9M Seed Funding, Eyes Africa Expansion
September 07, 2021  |  Mobile Payments

Like many founders in the African mobile money space, PawaPay CEO Nikolai Barnwell sees endless opportunities for growth as people increasingly embrace mobile money as a safer and...

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