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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UnionPay Footprint Expands Just In Time For Spring Festival

UnionPay Footprint Expands Just In Time For Spring Festival
UnionPay Footprint Expands Just In Time For Spring Festival
January 21, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

Chinese consumers are planning to celebrate the Chinese New Year by traveling outside of the country, prompting UnionPay to expand its acceptance footprint. Get the...

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How Ticket-Buying Platforms Optimize Mobile Checkout
How Ticket-Buying Platforms Optimize Mobile Checkout
January 21, 2019  |  Retail

To help event organizers distribute tickets, online platforms are creating environments that efficiently work for buyers and sellers. “Our focus is all about enabling the...

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First Global CEO, Co-founder Steps Down
First Global CEO, Co-founder Steps Down
January 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Payments company First Global Data has announced a leadership change, as its Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder Andre Itwaru plans to depart. In a press...

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Behind Bars: Mobile Payments And Digital Disbursements Go To Prison
Behind Bars: Mobile Payments And Digital Disbursements Go To Prison
January 18, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Cash is a general no-go in prison, with inmates required to use funds and wages deposited into accounts to pay for commissary items. Prisoners also...

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Goldman-Backed Vietnam Mobile Wallet Momo Snaps Up New Funds
Goldman-Backed Vietnam Mobile Wallet Momo Snaps Up New Funds
January 18, 2019  |  Investments

Momo, a Vietnam-based FinTech company that provides users with digital payment options, has reportedly received a very large Series C investment from American private equity...

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Will Apple Pay Pay Off in the Land Down Under?
Will Apple Pay Pay Off in the Land Down Under?
January 18, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

Cash as king in the Land Down Under? Cash as the conduit to Apple Pay inroads in the Land Down Under? Get the Full Story...

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What Consumers Expect From Issuers And Mobile Card Services
What Consumers Expect From Issuers And Mobile Card Services
January 17, 2019  |  Mobile

Consumers aren’t just using financial apps to check on their last five transactions or send and receive payments. They are increasingly turning to their smartphones...

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FinTech And Banking Apps Are Getting Stickier
FinTech And Banking Apps Are Getting Stickier
January 16, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

Consumers in the U.K. really, really like to keep tabs on their banking accounts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Tackling Restaurant Waste With Mobile Apps
Tackling Restaurant Waste With Mobile Apps
January 16, 2019  |  Retail

Restaurants often prepare too much food for the lunch or dinner rush, but startups are providing them with an avenue to market their surplus meals....

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