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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BNPL Expands ‘Next Gen’ Label; Aims Across Demographics

BNPL Expands ‘Next Gen’ Label; Aims Across Demographics
BNPL Expands ‘Next Gen’ Label; Aims Across Demographics
April 09, 2021  |  BNPL

Younger consumers and buy now, pay later (BNPL) platforms became inseparable during the past year as the installment payment method grew during the pandemic. The...

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Sokin To Launch Enterprise Platform For X-Border Payments
Sokin To Launch Enterprise Platform For X-Border Payments
April 08, 2021  |  B2B Payments

United Kingdom-based global currency account provider Sokin will soon roll out its Sokin Enterprise payment platform, according to a Thursday (April 8) announcement. Get the...

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Afterpay, Adyen Team On Installment Payments
Afterpay, Adyen Team On Installment Payments
April 08, 2021  |  Partnerships

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) firm Afterpay has teamed up with payments platform Adyen to offer its installment payments to retailers around the world, according...

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Credit Unions Leverage APIs In Quest for Innovation
Credit Unions Leverage APIs In Quest for Innovation
April 08, 2021  |  Credit Unions

In the age of digital-first banking, the application programming interface (API) is where it all happens. APIs can help financial institutions (FIs) introduce new products...

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SPACs, IPOs Uncover Security Vulnerability In Digital-First Economy
SPACs, IPOs Uncover Security Vulnerability In Digital-First Economy
April 08, 2021  |  IPO

Taking a company public used to be an occasional, well-celebrated event on Wall Street, complete with the signature moment of the newly-minted CEO ringing the...

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Embedded Insurance Helps Merchants Avoid The ‘Protection Gap’
Embedded Insurance Helps Merchants Avoid The ‘Protection Gap’
April 07, 2021  |  Insurance

Whether they know it or not, consumers have been the beneficiaries of embedded insurance, a trend that’s moving beyond simple eCommerce payments and has recently...

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Deep Dive: How The Pandemic Is Accelerating Instant Payments’ Necessity In The Growing Gig Economy
Deep Dive: How The Pandemic Is Accelerating Instant Payments’ Necessity In The Growing Gig Economy
April 06, 2021  |  Disbursements

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Data Makes Road To Effective Subscription Management Easy To Travel
Data Makes Road To Effective Subscription Management Easy To Travel
April 06, 2021  |  Subscriptions

Given the shocking number of things one can purchase on a subscription, it seems safe to say that the secret to subscriptions isn’t just the...

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