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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Innovation Boosts Credit Union Member Financial Wellness, Fuels Member Growth
Innovation Boosts Credit Union Member Financial Wellness, Fuels Member Growth
June 15, 2021  |  Credit Unions

The fact that, in the midst of the pandemic, credit unions were able to grow their members by 2 percent might seem like something of...

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Used Smartphone Reseller ecoATM Nets $75 Million For Expansion
Used Smartphone Reseller ecoATM Nets $75 Million For Expansion
June 14, 2021  |  Investments

EcoATM Gazelle, the global smartphone and mobile device reCommerce company, has raised $75 million in new growth equity from existing investor Cowen Sustainable Advisors, a...

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PYMNTS Sift Report: Digital Trust ‘Signals’ Cement Consumer-Merchant Loyalty Via Security
PYMNTS Sift Report: Digital Trust ‘Signals’ Cement Consumer-Merchant Loyalty Via Security
June 14, 2021  |  Commerce

The late, great motivational speaker Zig Ziglar once said, “Every sale has five basic obstacles: no need, no money, no hurry, no desire, no trust.”...

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Retailers Await New Customers, Opportunities And A Spending Boom
Retailers Await New Customers, Opportunities And A Spending Boom
June 14, 2021  |  Retail

Last year will go down in history for many things, but in retail circles, it will be remembered as the year that comps went out...

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Mobile Payments Firm Paga Aims For $1 Billion+ Valuation And Eyes Growth Beyond Nigeria
Mobile Payments Firm Paga Aims For $1 Billion+ Valuation And Eyes Growth Beyond Nigeria
June 11, 2021  |  International

Paga, the largest mobile payments firm in Nigeria, is aiming to be the next company worth at least a billion dollars in Africa. The company...

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The Future Of Connecting Commerce Everywhere And Anywhere
The Future Of Connecting Commerce Everywhere And Anywhere
June 11, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

After 20 years of disrupting the movie business and creating the video-on-demand market, only to see that market become cluttered with competitors, Netflix is trying...

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AI Recreates The Concept Of Creditworthiness In LATAM
AI Recreates The Concept Of Creditworthiness In LATAM
June 11, 2021  |  Artificial Intelligence

It’s been a while since cash was king here in the U.S., but in other parts of the world, such as South America, paper money...

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Marqeta’s CEO: From Digital Card Issuance (At Scale) To IPO … And What’s Next
Marqeta’s CEO: From Digital Card Issuance (At Scale) To IPO … And What’s Next
June 10, 2021  |  IPO

From problem solver, at scale, to new listing on the Nasdaq. Marqeta, the FinTech that helps businesses issue their own credit, debit and prepaid cards,...

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SumUp Taps Google Pay For Merchants To Spend POS Proceeds
SumUp Taps Google Pay For Merchants To Spend POS Proceeds
June 09, 2021  |  B2B Payments

To let retailers conduct more expedient and secure transactions with its prepaid debit card, SumUp is teaming with Google Pay, reported IBSintelligence on Wednesday (June...

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