Mobile Payments

Mobile Payments
Reading The Mobile Commerce Tea Leaves 
March 03, 2017

Mobile payments have been the future of payments for a long time. For longer, in fact, than there have even been smartphones — PayPal got its start as a scheme to enable payments between PalmPilots (granted, it was a pretty short-lived scheme). Get the Full...

Mobile Payments
McDonald’s Mobile Ordering Across U.S. By 2018
March 02, 2017

U.S. fans of fast food giant McDonald’s have something new to look forward to. As part of the restaurant chain’s work to upgrade its restaurant and ordering technology offerings, McDonald’s recently announced plans to roll out a mobile order and payment service to all 20,000...

Mobile Payments
Walmart’s March To Mobile Payments
March 02, 2017

When Walmart Pay first appeared on the scene a little over a year ago, it seemed something of the mobile payments odd man out. While the rest of the world was trumpeting the power and potential of NFC and contactless payments, Walmart Pay was built...

Mobile Payments
Rambus Launches Unified Payment Platform
February 28, 2017

Rambus Inc. has introduced a new comprehensive mobile payments platform: the Rambus Unified Payment Platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

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PayPal’s One Touch Wonder
February 28, 2017

By the numbers, PayPal had a very good day yesterday. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

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Mastercard And Gulf Partner To Power Payments At The Pump
February 24, 2017

Gulf Oil’s new Gulf Pay app has a Masterpass-shaped update coming its way.  Mastercard has formally announced plans to integrate its digital payments platform into Gulf’s new mobile payment play. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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UnionPay Introduces Mobile QuickPass In Hong Kong
February 23, 2017

UnionPay International has made more progress in expanding its mobile QuickPass worldwide, now offering the payment option in Hong Kong, through a collaboration with Bank of China. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Japanese Smartphone Users Warming Up To Digital Payments
February 20, 2017

Worries over security concerns have prevented digital payments from taking off in Japan, but that is starting to change with Japanese smartphone owners indicating interest in mobile payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Virtual Piggy Ready To Beta Test Child-Focused Payment Platform
February 15, 2017

When it comes to spending in the marketplace, there’s no doubt that the tween and teen set carry a lot of clout. In fact, children ages 17 and under are responsible for more than $830 billion in annual spending — prompting one company to design...