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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Deep Dive: How Real-Time Payments Can Help Meet B2B, P2P Expectations
Deep Dive: How Real-Time Payments Can Help Meet B2B, P2P Expectations
November 27, 2020  |  Faster Payments

Consumers and businesses alike have long been familiar with digital payments, but both now expect smoother payment experiences as the COVID-19 pandemic’s financial impacts continue. Friction points that once proved...

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HSBC Debuts Open Payments Platform For eCommerce As Alternative To Debit, Credit
HSBC Debuts Open Payments Platform For eCommerce As Alternative To Debit, Credit
November 26, 2020  |  Payment Methods

HSBC has launched its new HSBC Open Payments solution, which will enable companies to install alternatives to debit or credit for customers to pay for...

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Thanksgiving 2020: Tough Times and A Cheaper Turkey Dinner
Thanksgiving 2020: Tough Times and A Cheaper Turkey Dinner
November 26, 2020  |  In Depth

Thanksgiving is America’s most traditional holiday as, for generations, families have sat around the table to a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. And though there...

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PayPal’s One-Day Coupons Drive Traffic To Local SMBs
PayPal’s One-Day Coupons Drive Traffic To Local SMBs
November 26, 2020  |  Payment Methods

When we think about holidays on Main Street, there is a certain mental image we all flash to, nurtured by decades of singing Christmas carols....

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Challenger Bank Current Nets $131M On $750M Valuation
Challenger Bank Current Nets $131M On $750M Valuation
November 24, 2020  |  Digital-First Banking

U.S. challenger bank Current has raised $131 million in a Series C funding round, according to a press release. The round was led by Tiger...

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FinTech Stripe Eyes Funding Round That Could Put Valuation At $100B
FinTech Stripe Eyes Funding Round That Could Put Valuation At $100B
November 24, 2020  |  Investments

FinTech Stripe is considering a funding round to value it higher than the $36 billion it got on its last round, Bloomberg reports. According to...

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i2c: Mobile Banking, Credit Drive FinTech Opportunities Beyond The ‘Simple’ DDA
i2c: Mobile Banking, Credit Drive FinTech Opportunities Beyond The ‘Simple’ DDA
November 24, 2020  |  Payment Methods

At a time when the global pandemic and ensuing economic upheaval have blurred the boundaries between traditional means of payment, the CEO of global payment-...

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Guitar Center Troubles Aside, Pandemic Tunes Musical Instrument Sales
Guitar Center Troubles Aside, Pandemic Tunes Musical Instrument Sales
November 23, 2020  |  Retail

A pandemic-fueled surge in people wanting to learn how to play guitar and piano has given the country’s largest retailer of musical instruments a second...

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Mobile Order-Ahead Sector Goes All-In On AI
Mobile Order-Ahead Sector Goes All-In On AI
November 23, 2020  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial ingredients: tasteless. Artificial intelligence (AI) in mobile food ordering: tantalizing. That’s a silly simplification of the very serious matter of what AI is doing...

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