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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EU Consumer Confidence Declines To Lowest Point Since December

EU Consumer Confidence Declines To Lowest Point Since December
EU Consumer Confidence Declines To Lowest Point Since December
October 24, 2019  |  Europe

Data shows that consumer confidence in the European Union has fallen to its lowest level since the end of last year. Get the Full Story...

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PayPal Active User Base Grows 16 Pct, Hits 295M
PayPal Active User Base Grows 16 Pct, Hits 295M
October 23, 2019  |  Earnings

PayPal reported third-quarter results Wednesday that showed continued growth in peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions and customer engagement — and the firm passed a monthly billion-transaction milestone....

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Connected Devices And Everyday Purchasing Experiences
Connected Devices And Everyday Purchasing Experiences
October 23, 2019  |  Today In Data

The physical and digital worlds are converging, as consumers own and use connected devices more than ever before. These technologies provide consumers with the freedom...

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WeChat Pay Rolls Out Utility To Transfer Funds Between Smartphones
WeChat Pay Rolls Out Utility To Transfer Funds Between Smartphones
October 23, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Tencent’s WeChat Pay is launching a new payments feature that lets people transfer funds using a mobile phone number, TechNode reported on Wednesday (Oct. 23)....

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Proposed Social Media Law Would Let Data Flow Among Platforms
Proposed Social Media Law Would Let Data Flow Among Platforms
October 23, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

A proposed law created to increase competition in the tech sector would allow users to move their data between social media platforms. Get the Full...

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Mastercard: How Payment On Delivery, Request To Pay Will Ignite Real Time Payments
Mastercard: How Payment On Delivery, Request To Pay Will Ignite Real Time Payments
October 23, 2019  |  Mastercard

The U.S. is readying for real time, as far as infrastructure is concerned. Mastercard hopes to spur B2B and C2B adoption of real-time transactions through,...

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Zelle Transaction Volumes Hit $49B, Spike 73 Pct YOY
Zelle Transaction Volumes Hit $49B, Spike 73 Pct YOY
October 23, 2019  |  Earnings

Zelle’s third-quarter results show that its year-over-year payment values increased by 58 percent, while transaction volume rose by 73 percent. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Ransomware Attack Cripples Some Billtrust Systems
Ransomware Attack Cripples Some Billtrust Systems
October 23, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

As it recovers from a ransomware attack that started last week, business-to-business payments provider Billtrust is in its last stages of putting all of its...

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