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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Mastercard Names Raj Seshadri President Of Data And Services

Mastercard Names Raj Seshadri President Of Data And Services
Mastercard Names Raj Seshadri President Of Data And Services
January 14, 2020  |  Mastercard

Retail in recent years has become a very data-intensive industry. In his keynote address to the National Retail Federation (NRF) earlier this week, Microsoft CEO...

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Bitcoin Daily: Lightnet Raises $31M, Dish Network Has Piracy Deterrent Based In Blockchain 
Bitcoin Daily: Lightnet Raises $31M, Dish Network Has Piracy Deterrent Based In Blockchain 
January 13, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The company that developed the Velo Protocol, Lightnet, has raised $31.2 million in a Series A funding round, according to a report by Coindesk Monday...

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Deep Dive: Travel, Hospitality Get A Millennial Makeover
Deep Dive: Travel, Hospitality Get A Millennial Makeover
January 13, 2020  |  Commerce Connected

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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Visa Tap To Phone Expands POS Acceptance For Retailers
Visa Tap To Phone Expands POS Acceptance For Retailers
January 13, 2020  |  Mobile Payments

The mobile point of sale (mPOS) landscape got more interesting today (Jan. 12), as Samsung has unveiled its Galaxy XCover Pro, an enterprise-grade smartphone that...

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Using AI To Keep Issuers On The Right Side Of Credit Risk
Using AI To Keep Issuers On The Right Side Of Credit Risk
January 13, 2020  |  Mastercard

As 2020 gets into full swing, artificial intelligence (AI) is in a peculiar position. It’s like that cool new kid everyone knows is coming to...

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Wirecard Chairman Resigns After Resisting Calls For Audit
Wirecard Chairman Resigns After Resisting Calls For Audit
January 13, 2020  |  International

Following months of debate, Wirecard chairman Wulf Matthias, citing personal reasons, has stepped down, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday (Jan. 11). Get the...

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Google Pay Co-founders’ Indian Neobank Has Raised $13.2M
Google Pay Co-founders’ Indian Neobank Has Raised $13.2M
January 13, 2020  |  Digital Banking

Two co-founders of Google Pay in India have raised $13.2 million in a Seed funding round for its neo-bank epiFi, led by Sequoia India and...

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Homesharing Platforms Vie For Millennial, Gen Z Travelers
Homesharing Platforms Vie For Millennial, Gen Z Travelers
January 10, 2020  |  Commerce Connected

With millennial travel spend expected to reach $1.4 trillion in 2020, hotels and home-sharing platforms are clamoring to win their business. But it takes more...

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Zuckerberg Predicts Big Advancements In AR Tech In 2020s
Zuckerberg Predicts Big Advancements In AR Tech In 2020s
January 10, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is excited about augmented reality tech, which he thinks can address a number of social problems. Get the Full Story Complete...

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