mobile commerce

eBay: More Options, Less Red Tape Needed to Streamline Cross-Border Payments and Purchases
eBay: More Options, Less Red Tape Needed to Streamline Cross-Border Payments and Purchases
January 03, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

Cross-border payments have expanded significantly from businesses to individual consumers in recent years, with payment card giant Visa reporting that cross-border payment volumes on its...

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New Mobile Order-Ahead App Provider Ranking an Appetizing Dive Into a Sizzling Sector
New Mobile Order-Ahead App Provider Ranking an Appetizing Dive Into a Sizzling Sector
November 11, 2021  |  Mobile Order Ahead

Anyone hungry? Don’t be silly. Everyone is — and we’ve got the data to prove it. Welcome to another edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of...

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Mary Kay App Provides On-Demand Beauty Shopping Experience
Mary Kay App Provides On-Demand Beauty Shopping Experience
October 20, 2021  |  Retail

Global beauty brand Mary Kay has launched a new app in partnership with Bottle Rocket Studios, giving shoppers an easier way to connect and shop...

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55% of Consumers Who Buy Groceries Online Use Mobile Devices
55% of Consumers Who Buy Groceries Online Use Mobile Devices
September 28, 2021  |  Mobile Payments

The pandemic has brought all manner of in-store commerce to digital channels – including what used to be routine, brick-and-mortar visits to grocery stores. In...

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SpotOn Acquires Enterprise POS Provider Appetize to Expand Ability to Scale 
SpotOn Acquires Enterprise POS Provider Appetize to Expand Ability to Scale 
September 13, 2021  |  Partnerships

Retail and restaurant point-of-sale (POS) system provider SpotOn has raised $300 million in Series E funding, which will be used to acquire digital and mobile...

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BNPL Firm Afterpay Debuts Ads
BNPL Firm Afterpay Debuts Ads
August 24, 2021  |  BNPL

Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Afterpay on Tuesday (Aug. 24) announced the launch of Afterpay Ads. The new advertising solution allows brands to place...

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Shopping App Provider Ranking Entangled In Mobile Merchandising Mystery
Shopping App Provider Ranking Entangled In Mobile Merchandising Mystery
August 16, 2021  |  eCommerce

We don’t normally “go there” in this space, but it’s just too tempting. Often marveling at the resilience of the somewhat mysterious SHEIN shopping app...

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QIA Backs Airtel Africa’s Mobile Commerce Unit With $200M 
QIA Backs Airtel Africa’s Mobile Commerce Unit With $200M 
July 30, 2021  |  Mobile

Telecoms operator Airtel Africa notched a $200 million investment for its Airtel Mobile Commerce unit from the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), MarketWatch and other news...

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Vodafone Considers Spinning Off M-Pesa Money Service
Vodafone Considers Spinning Off M-Pesa Money Service
July 23, 2021  |  Mobile Commerce

Vodafone could spin off its popular African mobile money service M-Pesa, the company’s CEO told Bloomberg News on Friday (July 23). M-Pesa, which offers peer-to-peer...

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