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)

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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Global Mobile Wallet Use Ticked Up 4% in Q3 With Peaks and Valleys Between Nations
Global Mobile Wallet Use Ticked Up 4% in Q3 With Peaks and Valleys Between Nations
March 22, 2023  |  Mobile Wallets

In measuring the digital transformation of some 30,000 consumers in 11 countries, collectively representing half of the global gross domestic product (GDP), PYMNTS finds that...

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AI Is the Glue That Will Bind Voice Assistants, Cars and Commerce
AI Is the Glue That Will Bind Voice Assistants, Cars and Commerce
March 20, 2023  |  Connected Economy

The connections already forged between consumers, their mobile devices, home speakers and voice assistants will forge the connections between conversational AI, cars and commerce conducted...

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Biometric Payment Cards Make a Comeback in Europe
Biometric Payment Cards Make a Comeback in Europe
March 13, 2023  |  Payment Methods

From tap-to-pay debit and credit cards to mobile smartphone wallets, contactless methods have been driving new waves of innovation in payments post-pandemic, buoyed by growing consumer demand...

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Mars Taps Store-Hailing for D2C Ice Cream Sales
Mars Taps Store-Hailing for D2C Ice Cream Sales
March 07, 2023  |  Retail

Mars is trialing hail-able mobile stores to offer on-demand D2C ice cream sales. The confectionery giant announced Tuesday (March 7) that it is partnering with Conjure, the...

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How Independent Restaurants Can Avoid the Discount Trap
How Independent Restaurants Can Avoid the Discount Trap
March 07, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

Times have been tough for owner-operator and other small business restaurants, even as hospitality sector employment bounces back from its pandemic-era crash. Inflation continues to drive consumers towards groceries...

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Uber Offers Mobile Ordering to Tampa Airport Travelers
Uber Offers Mobile Ordering to Tampa Airport Travelers
March 07, 2023  |  Delivery

Uber says it wants to help travelers in Tampa grab a bite before their flight. The company’s Uber Eats business has joined forces with Tampa International Airport to...

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Ooredoo and Huawei Partner on Mobile Money in MENA Region
Ooredoo and Huawei Partner on Mobile Money in MENA Region
March 06, 2023  |  Financial Inclusion

Ooredoo and Huawei have partnered on mobile money in the Middle East and North Africa. This collaboration will provide Huawei’s FinTech and mobile money platform...

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Meep and LISNR Partner on Contactless Authentications for Transit Operators
Meep and LISNR Partner on Contactless Authentications for Transit Operators
March 06, 2023  |  Transportation

Meep and LISNR have partnered on contactless authentications for bus, train and transit operators. This collaboration adds LISNR’s proximity verification technology to Meep’s mobility-as-a-service (MaaS)...

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