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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Nigerian Payments Giant OPay In Talks To Raise $400 Million At $1.5 Billion Valuation
Nigerian Payments Giant OPay In Talks To Raise $400 Million At $1.5 Billion Valuation
May 26, 2021  |  Investments

Payments company OPay could be looking at raising $400 million, according to a report from TechCabal. The company launched in Egypt this year and is...

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Buy Now Pay Later Redefines Credit Worthiness
Buy Now Pay Later Redefines Credit Worthiness
May 26, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

For the roughly 54 percent of Americans that have prime or super-prime credit, according to U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau data, access to underwriting is...

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Curation Models Fight Back Against Subscription Fatigue
Curation Models Fight Back Against Subscription Fatigue
May 26, 2021  |  Subscriptions

As the U.S. emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the businesses who profited from the stay-at-home economy during its grasp now have to ask...

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‘NASCAR’ Checkout Pages Are Back – And Merchants May Not Mind
‘NASCAR’ Checkout Pages Are Back – And Merchants May Not Mind
May 25, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Cryptocurrency is good for many things — trading, investing, speculating, paying for cybercrime — but as a means of payment for transactions, it leaves a...

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Fiserv Sees Big Uptake Of Venmo-like Touchless Retail POS Payment Systems
Fiserv Sees Big Uptake Of Venmo-like Touchless Retail POS Payment Systems
May 25, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Masks are coming off, restaurants are humming again, summer’s almost here and there’s a palpable optimism in the air. Beneath increasingly sunny skies are breakout...

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FIS’ Lowthers: Connected Economy Must Pass The ‘Mom’ Test
FIS’ Lowthers: Connected Economy Must Pass The ‘Mom’ Test
May 20, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

Consumers, amid the pandemic, have garnered an appreciation for all things digital. They’ve also gained an appreciation for simplicity. And also: When it comes to using...

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In The Anatomy Of Consumer Payments, Connected Devices Have Brains And Heart
In The Anatomy Of Consumer Payments, Connected Devices Have Brains And Heart
May 17, 2021  |  Consumer Payments

It took a pandemic shove, but digital payments took flight over the past 15 months, soaring at the speed of economic urgency as consumers and...

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Olo’s Noah Glass On Powering The $1.6 Trillion ‘Eats’ Ecosystem
Olo’s Noah Glass On Powering The $1.6 Trillion ‘Eats’ Ecosystem
May 17, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

The restaurant industry is more digital than ever, as evidenced by Olo’s first earnings release since going public in March. The ordering platform reported 125 percent year-over-year...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Vinted Lands More Than $300 Million In Funding; Safaricom Eyes Having Its Mobile Payments Service On Amazon
Today In Payments Around The World: Vinted Lands More Than $300 Million In Funding; Safaricom...
May 13, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Vinted has landed more than $300 million from investors, while Safaricom is reportedly in talks about harnessing...

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