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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Are Mobile Payments Finally Ready To Ignite In Japan?

Are Mobile Payments Finally Ready To Ignite In Japan?
Are Mobile Payments Finally Ready To Ignite In Japan?
August 15, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

Japan, in the last several years, has been something of a puzzle among mobile payments watchers around the world. It’s the market that should ignite...

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Macy’s Bolsters Omnichannel Tech, Taps Into Subscriptions
Macy’s Bolsters Omnichannel Tech, Taps Into Subscriptions
August 14, 2019  |  Retail

With its digital business delivering its 40th consecutive quarter of double-digit growth, Macy’s made progress on its 2019 strategic initiatives during the second quarter. The...

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Finding Shoppers A Home Of Their Own
Finding Shoppers A Home Of Their Own
August 12, 2019  |  Today In Data

Given the amount of time the average consumer spends glued to a smartphone, it is not terribly surprising to see the large number of firms...

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Money-Inspired Music And Why Hip Hop Tops The Charts
Money-Inspired Music And Why Hip Hop Tops The Charts
August 10, 2019  |  Digital Payments

It used to be all about the Benjamins, all about the cold hard cash – in this case, U.S. $100 bills, as expressed in a...

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Paytm’s PayPay Reaches 10M Users, 1M Merchants In Japan
Paytm’s PayPay Reaches 10M Users, 1M Merchants In Japan
August 08, 2019  |  Digital Payments

A Japanese venture launched in 2018 by Paytm, India’s top payments app, now has 10 million customers in Japan, according to a report on Thursday...

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Report: Payments Help Merchants Fight Consumer App Fatigue
Report: Payments Help Merchants Fight Consumer App Fatigue
August 05, 2019  |  Mobile

The App Store and the Google Play Store collectively offer more than 5 million mobile apps offering every type of service imaginable — ridesharing apps,...

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KKR To Acquire German Digital Payments Firm Heidelpay
KKR To Acquire German Digital Payments Firm Heidelpay
August 04, 2019  |  Partnerships

Gobal investment firm KKR is acquiring a majority in German payments group Heidelpay for more than 600 million euros ($668 million), according to the Financial...

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WEX N. Amer. Corporate Purchase Volume Up 51 Percent On AP Automation
WEX N. Amer. Corporate Purchase Volume Up 51 Percent On AP Automation
August 02, 2019  |  B2B Payments

WEX results showed double digit percentage gains across fleet, travel and corporate segments. Management said on the earnings call that tailwinds come from a continued...

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