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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Instacart Launches Doorstep Grocery Delivery Amid Coronavirus Scare

Instacart Launches Doorstep Grocery Delivery Amid Coronavirus Scare
Instacart Launches Doorstep Grocery Delivery Amid Coronavirus Scare
March 06, 2020  |  Retail

Instacart said on Thursday (March 5) that it would launch its door-step grocery drop-off service to all customers amid the fear of the coronavirus outbreak,...

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Credit Bureaus Aim To Bulk Up Files For Borrowers With Little Credit History By Using Rent-Payment Data
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March 06, 2020  |  Banking

Credit bureaus are aiming to thicken up the “thin” credit files of borrowers who have too little credit history to qualify for loans using the...

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Ford/Allstate Data Pact Aims To Lower Auto Premiums
Ford/Allstate Data Pact Aims To Lower Auto Premiums
March 05, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

When it comes to insurance, gauging risk and premiums, every bit of data – and every mile – counts. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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How DSW Is Using POS Financing To Boost Online Spend
How DSW Is Using POS Financing To Boost Online Spend
March 05, 2020  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Buy (Campbell’s) Soup
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March 05, 2020  |  Retail

When the going gets tough, the tough — buy soup, apparently. And lots of it if recent reports from last weekend are to be believed and Americans...

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Robinhood Provides Discount To Make Up For Outage
Robinhood Provides Discount To Make Up For Outage
March 04, 2020  |  Markets

After its systems went down as the markets bounced back from the most unfavorable week as of the financial crisis in 2008, the Robinhood trading...

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Libra’s Stumbles, Coronavirus Gains Show Pitfalls of A ‘Global’ Currency
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March 04, 2020  |  Facebook

Global events — which include the coronavirus, now stretching across more than 60 countries – make one’s mind cast toward what else might be on...

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Google Pay Banks On Screenshots To Help Travel Payments Take Flight
Google Pay Banks On Screenshots To Help Travel Payments Take Flight
March 04, 2020  |  Internet of Things

For iPhone users, leveraging their Apple Wallet to store their boarding pass is old hat. Buy a plane ticket, click the button in the confirmation...

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