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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MoneyGram Enables P2P To A Phone Number

MoneyGram Enables P2P To A Phone Number
MoneyGram Enables P2P To A Phone Number
February 12, 2020  |  Mobile Payments

MoneyGram, known for its transfers via mobile app, has a new program called FastSend that will enable it to engage in cross-border peer-to-peer (P2P) transfers directly...

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Western Union On Doubling Down On Digital In 2020
Western Union On Doubling Down On Digital In 2020
February 12, 2020  |  Earnings

With a slight miss on earnings and revenue numbers and year-on-year declines in both areas, investors seemed a bit nervous in after-hours trading Tuesday (Feb...

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Mastercard: The Role Of ‘Instant’ In Improving Consumer Financial Health
Mastercard: The Role Of ‘Instant’ In Improving Consumer Financial Health
February 11, 2020  |  Mastercard

To improve the financial lives of millions of Americans, speed matters — especially for FinTechs seeking to bring new products to market digitally and to...

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SoftBank-Backed Brandless Goes Bust
SoftBank-Backed Brandless Goes Bust
February 11, 2020  |  Retail

For its three years in operation, Brandless generated no shortage of buzz with its concept of “private label for less” and the idea that the...

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Amazon Expected To Control 70 Pct Of US Smart Speaker Market By Next Year
Amazon Expected To Control 70 Pct Of US Smart Speaker Market By Next Year
February 11, 2020  |  Amazon

Amazon holds the dominant edge in the market for smart speakers, as about 70 percent of people in the U.S. who use the devices are...

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Bitcoin Daily: Trump Plans To Expand Crypto Policing; Crypto Startup Asks For UK Bank License
Bitcoin Daily: Trump Plans To Expand Crypto Policing; Crypto Startup Asks For UK Bank License
February 11, 2020  |  Bitcoin

In the U.S., President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget, sitting at $4.8 trillion as of this week, proposes expanding the Treasury Department’s oversight of cryptocurrency....

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How Payments Power Small Businesses’ Mobile Banking Adoption
How Payments Power Small Businesses’ Mobile Banking Adoption
February 10, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Small businesses (SMBs) seem to have crossed a threshold over the last few years. In 2017, researchers at RateWatch found that small businesses were skeptical of...

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ASBFEO Calls For Supply Chain Financing Fairness
ASBFEO Calls For Supply Chain Financing Fairness
February 10, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

A position paper released by Kate Carnell, the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO), calls for a fairer approach to supply chain financing....

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