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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Deep Dive: How Loyalty Innovation Improves Member Relationships, Boosts Brand Awareness

Deep Dive: How Loyalty Innovation Improves Member Relationships, Boosts Brand Awareness
Deep Dive: How Loyalty Innovation Improves Member Relationships, Boosts Brand Awareness
July 02, 2020  |  Credit Unions

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Facebook, Cielo Ask Brazilian Watchdog To Allow WhatsApp Payments
Facebook, Cielo Ask Brazilian Watchdog To Allow WhatsApp Payments
June 29, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Facebook and Cielo are requesting that Cade, Brazil’s antitrust watchdog, overturn the suspension of WhatsApp‘s payment system rollout in the country, Reuters reported. Get the...

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Boku, Japan’s LINE Pay Team To Power Up Mobile Sales
Boku, Japan’s LINE Pay Team To Power Up Mobile Sales
June 25, 2020  |  Mobile Payments

Mobile payments firm Boku plans to partner with Japan’s LINE Pay, a money transfer service, to allow the more than 37 million LINE Pay users...

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How A Night At A Brewery Sparked A New Touchless Order To Pay Restaurant Experience
How A Night At A Brewery Sparked A New Touchless Order To Pay Restaurant Experience
June 25, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Sometimes an experience had by the right person can end up being the start of a sea change in an industry.  Case in point, take the...

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Shift4 Introduces Contactless QR Pay Tech
Shift4 Introduces Contactless QR Pay Tech
June 24, 2020  |  Payment Methods

Just as eateries and other business begin to reopen after COVID-19-related closures, Shift4 Payments announced Wednesday (June 24) it is rolling out a tool that...

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Brazil Central Bank Cites Lack Of Competition In Shutting Down WhatsApp Payments
Brazil Central Bank Cites Lack Of Competition In Shutting Down WhatsApp Payments
June 24, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

Brazil’s central bank has suspended WhatsApp’s payment feature in the country, citing antitrust concerns, according to Bloomberg on Tuesday (June 23). Get the Full Story...

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The Negative Trickle Down Effect of COVID’s (Wealthy) Consumer Spending Pause
The Negative Trickle Down Effect of COVID’s (Wealthy) Consumer Spending Pause
June 22, 2020  |  Economy

Call it the trickle down theory – in reverse. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Pandemic Supply Chain Pivots, Cross-Border Conversion, P2P Payments Top This Week’s News
Pandemic Supply Chain Pivots, Cross-Border Conversion, P2P Payments Top This Week’s News
June 19, 2020  |  The Weekender

It’s the end of the work week, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments...

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