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.

(source: investopedia.com)

Poland’s Blik Expanding Mobile Payment Offering Across EU
Poland’s Blik Expanding Mobile Payment Offering Across EU
April 13, 2023  |  Mobile Payments

Polish mobile payments company Blik has reportedly begun an international expansion. The startup — whose popularity in its home country has matched that of Apple...

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Twitter Isn’t a Company Anymore; Can It Be a Super App?
Twitter Isn’t a Company Anymore; Can It Be a Super App?
April 12, 2023  |  Mobile Payments

Seamless, embedded payment capabilities are emerging as a critical growth flywheel for tech platforms. This, as Meta pilots in-app business payment capabilities for WhatsApp users...

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International CBDC Aims to Unify Fragmented Digital Currency Landscape
International CBDC Aims to Unify Fragmented Digital Currency Landscape
April 11, 2023  |  Payment Methods

The central bank digital currency (CBDC) field has become crowded, global in scope, and yet in many cases, fragmented. Generally speaking, in concept, the CBDC...

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Visa+ Gives Consumers Option to Send P2P Payments to Anyone
Visa+ Gives Consumers Option to Send P2P Payments to Anyone
April 11, 2023  |  Payment Methods

We’ve all done this dance.   You want to send money to another person — you have a Venmo account, but they don’t. They have a...

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Restaurants Turn Their Focus to Pickup to Reach Gen Z
Restaurants Turn Their Focus to Pickup to Reach Gen Z
April 10, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

With Generation Z disproportionately turning to pickup channels, restaurants are challenged to refine their offerings. By the Numbers According to data from PYMNTS’ study, “Connected...

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Kasheesh Adds Mobile Wallet Feature to Payment-Splitting Platform
Kasheesh Adds Mobile Wallet Feature to Payment-Splitting Platform
April 07, 2023  |  Mobile Payments

Kasheesh has launched a feature that lets consumers use its payment-splitting platform in physical stores. The new Mobile Wallet Dashboard allows users to generate a...

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Will FedNow’s July Launch Make Crypto and Stablecoins Redundant?
Will FedNow’s July Launch Make Crypto and Stablecoins Redundant?
April 03, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Digital is often a one-way street, and the finance sector appears to be taking it. This is as the future of money movement looks set...

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UK Antitrust Investigation of Apple Stopped After Appeal Win
UK Antitrust Investigation of Apple Stopped After Appeal Win
March 31, 2023  |  ANTITRUST

A United Kingdom regulator’s investigation of Apple has been halted. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had decided to investigate the supply of mobile browsers and browser...

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Merchants Say Defeating Checkout Friction Defines Retail’s New Reality
Merchants Say Defeating Checkout Friction Defines Retail’s New Reality
March 30, 2023  |  Retail

Want more loyal customers? Give them a smooth checkout experience and the payment options and shopping features they desire. It’s not rocket science, but it...

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