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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Opy USA, Everyware to Offer BNPL by Text

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

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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Visa Could Take a Bite Out of Apple Pay Fees
Visa Could Take a Bite Out of Apple Pay Fees
October 05, 2021  |  Apple Pay

Banks are pushing Visa to alter the way it processes some Apple Pay transactions, a change that would reduce the fees Apple receives from those...

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PayNearMe Launches MoneyLine iGaming Tool
PayNearMe Launches MoneyLine iGaming Tool
October 04, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

The mobile cash payments platform PayNearMe has launched a new platform to help “manage the complexities of the iGaming money movement.” Get the Full Story...

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Ant Group, Tencent Give State-Owned UnionPay More Access to Mobile Payment Platforms 
Ant Group, Tencent Give State-Owned UnionPay More Access to Mobile Payment Platforms 
October 04, 2021  |  Mobile Payments

Alipay and WeChat Pay are giving state-owned bank card clearinghouse UnionPay even more access to their mobile payment ecosystems as China continues to push Big...

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Nigerian SMBs Get Digital Payments Boost Through Untapped Global-Paga Pairing
Nigerian SMBs Get Digital Payments Boost Through Untapped Global-Paga Pairing
October 04, 2021  |  Partnerships

Investment company Untapped Global on Monday (Oct. 4) announced that it’s expanding its partnership with Nigerian mobile payments platform Paga to help small businesses accept...

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