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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Gap CEO To Exit Amid Sluggish Sales

Gap CEO To Exit Amid Sluggish Sales
Gap CEO To Exit Amid Sluggish Sales
November 07, 2019  |  Personnel

The Chief Executive of apparel company Gap Inc. will step down immediately, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story...

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Barclaycard On Keeping Transactions Frictionless Under SCA
Barclaycard On Keeping Transactions Frictionless Under SCA
November 07, 2019  |  Regulation

Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) is imperative to improving payment security — if EU regulators and financial institutions (FIs) could only agree on how to implement...

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Visa On Challenging B2B Payments Status Quo
Visa On Challenging B2B Payments Status Quo
November 07, 2019  |  B2B Payments

To change the status quo — to upend the way it’s always been done — the mantra goes, “think outside the box.” Get the Full...

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Can Robots Help Solve the Fresh Food Problem?
Can Robots Help Solve the Fresh Food Problem?
November 07, 2019  |  Delivery

Fresh food is one of those products that, depending on the context, can almost feel like a minor luxury. Sure, consumers who can get to...

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Libra Head Calls Bitcoin Volatile
Libra Head Calls Bitcoin Volatile
November 07, 2019  |  Facebook

The head of Facebook’s Libra project said he doesn’t consider bitcoin to be a currency because it’s simply too volatile. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Fiserv Payments Revs Up 6 Pct, While eComm Gains Double Digits
Fiserv Payments Revs Up 6 Pct, While eComm Gains Double Digits
November 06, 2019  |  Earnings

Fiserv reported results for the third quarter that, in the wake of its acquisition of First Data, showed progress on realizing revenue synergies and growth...

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Square Cash Bolstered By Bitcoin
Square Cash Bolstered By Bitcoin
November 06, 2019  |  Earnings

Square’s investors were happy as the market closed Wednesday (Nov. 6); the payments firm reported stronger-than-expected results for Q4 and a brighter revenue forecast for...

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Top News In Payments: SoftBank Reports $6.5B Loss; FIS Sees Strong Merchant Sales In Q3
Top News In Payments: SoftBank Reports $6.5B Loss; FIS Sees Strong Merchant Sales In Q3
November 06, 2019  |  News

In today’s top payments news, Japan’s SoftBank reported a $6.5 billion loss on Wednesday (Nov. 6) with its first quarterly drop-off in 14 years. Also,...

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How NFC Loyalty Is Changing The Way QSRs Approach Rewards
How NFC Loyalty Is Changing The Way QSRs Approach Rewards
November 06, 2019  |  Restaurant innovation

Creating dedicated, loyal customers is a constant challenge for competing eateries. Consumers want greater access to mobile tools and payments, even at the physical POS,...

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