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.

Source: investopedia.com

Digital Payments Seek Life Beyond Sending Money To Friends

Digital Payments Seek Life Beyond Sending Money To Friends
Digital Payments Seek Life Beyond Sending Money To Friends
July 06, 2021  |  Payment Methods

When most people think of digital payments, their minds still jump to use cases like splitting the dinner check, paying the babysitter or sending their...

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Emirates Airline Pushes ePayments To Avoid Interchange Fees
Emirates Airline Pushes ePayments To Avoid Interchange Fees
July 06, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Emirates airline is at the forefront of an industry effort to encourage customers to pay carriers directly from bank accounts without involving third parties and...

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Sponsor Banks Face Pressure To Keep ISOs, PayFacs On Board
Sponsor Banks Face Pressure To Keep ISOs, PayFacs On Board
July 06, 2021  |  Digital Payments

David O’Brien, CEO of Agreement Express, told PYMNTS in a recent Masterclass interview that when it comes to sponsor banks, the heat is on. Get...

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China’s Post-IPO DiDi Crackdown Shows Power Still Trumps Pragmatism In Asia’s Largest Economy
China’s Post-IPO DiDi Crackdown Shows Power Still Trumps Pragmatism In Asia’s Largest Economy
July 06, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

In what appears to be an increasingly common show of might, Chinese government regulators have again clamped down domestically on a high-profile, publicly-traded company, despite...

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South Korea’s Kakao Pay Pushes Toward A Public Offering
South Korea’s Kakao Pay Pushes Toward A Public Offering
July 02, 2021  |  IPO

South Korea’s largest online payment firm, Kakao Pay, is moving toward a $1.4 billion initial public offering (IPO) later this summer. Per the IPO filing, the...

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Today In Payments: Coinbase Planning App Store; Amex Partners With Better, Rocket Mortgage
Today In Payments: Coinbase Planning App Store; Amex Partners With Better, Rocket Mortgage
July 01, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Coinbase is planning to make a cryptocurrency app store on blockchain, and American Express now offers reward credits for cardholders who...

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Nordic Banks Strike Deal To Merge Three Mobile Payments Apps
Nordic Banks Strike Deal To Merge Three Mobile Payments Apps
June 30, 2021  |  Mobile Commerce

Denmark-based Danske Bank, which operates MobilePay, has reached an agreement with OP Financial Group in Finland, which owns Pivo, and the Norwegian banks behind Vipps...

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Shopify Lowers Developer Fees, Upgrades Checkout, Gateway Options
Shopify Lowers Developer Fees, Upgrades Checkout, Gateway Options
June 29, 2021  |  eCommerce

Shopify has rolled out several new updates to its shopping platform, including reducing the developer revenue share to 0 percent for the first $1 million...

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