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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Stellar’s Airtm Investment Seeds DeFI Opportunity In LatAm Markets

Stellar’s Airtm Investment Seeds DeFI Opportunity In LatAm Markets
Stellar’s Airtm Investment Seeds DeFI Opportunity In LatAm Markets
June 02, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

With Latin American eCommerce growing by 8.4 percent between 2019 and 2020 to over $200 billion, it’s safe to assume the need for safe, fast...

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PayPal Leads Mobile Wallet Race With Half Of Online Transactions (And A Quarter In-Store)  
PayPal Leads Mobile Wallet Race With Half Of Online Transactions (And A Quarter In-Store)  
June 01, 2021  |  Mobile

With newfound enthusiasm for contactless transactions amid the pandemic, consumers’ preference for mobile wallets is growing undeniably — but not evenly, according to PYMNTS’ latest...

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Kushki Lands $86 Million To Fix LatAm’s Fragmented Payments Infrastructure
Kushki Lands $86 Million To Fix LatAm’s Fragmented Payments Infrastructure
June 01, 2021  |  Payment Methods

“Latin America is one of the last frontiers where everything is completely ‘legacy.’ The technology is fragmented and unstandardized. It’s been a blank canvas,” Kushki...

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African Cross-Border FinTech Chipper Cash Nets $100 Million In Latest Round
African Cross-Border FinTech Chipper Cash Nets $100 Million In Latest Round
May 31, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Chipper Cash, an African fintech startup, has raised $100 million in a Series C round, according to Tech Crunch on Monday (May 31). Get the...

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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. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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

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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