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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Mastercard Investment Values MTN’s FinTech Group at $5.2 Billion
Mastercard Investment Values MTN’s FinTech Group at $5.2 Billion
August 14, 2023  |  Investments

South African telecom MTN now counts Mastercard among its investors. The company announced Monday (Aug. 14) that the payments giant had agreed to a minority investment in its FinTech group, valuing...

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Square Launches Consumer Booking App for Beauty and Personal Care Services
Square Launches Consumer Booking App for Beauty and Personal Care Services
August 08, 2023  |  Commerce Connected

Square has launched a consumer booking app that provides access to a large beauty and personal care businesses network. The new Square Go looks to offer convenience to...

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Digital Tools Let Restaurants Build Loyalty One Byte at a Time
Digital Tools Let Restaurants Build Loyalty One Byte at a Time
August 01, 2023  |  ResTech

Technology has become table stakes for the restaurant industry. The ongoing digitization of the consumer landscape has reached the hospitality sector, and thoughtful applications are...

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Weave Adds Mobile Tap to Pay to Healthcare Platform
Weave Adds Mobile Tap to Pay to Healthcare Platform
July 31, 2023  |  Mobile Payments

Weave has added Mobile Tap to Pay to its customer experience platform for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in healthcare. The new feature expands the company’s payment...

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What’s in a Name? Overstock CEO’s $21.5M Bet on the Power of an Iconic Brand to Grow Sales
What’s in a Name? Overstock CEO’s $21.5M Bet on the Power of an Iconic Brand...
July 31, 2023  |  Retail

In March 2023, Arthur Stark, the former president of Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), discussed the company’s revival of its coupon strategy called the “big blue” approach....

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More Than a Quarter of US Consumers Use More Than One Mobile Wallet
More Than a Quarter of US Consumers Use More Than One Mobile Wallet
July 25, 2023  |  Mobile

Different mobile wallets may serve distinct purposes for the small but significant share of consumers who rely on them. The majority of mobile wallet users...

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Paytm Revenue Climbs 39% as Mobile Payments Become More Mainstream
Paytm Revenue Climbs 39% as Mobile Payments Become More Mainstream
July 21, 2023  |  Earnings

Paytm recorded 39% year-over-year revenue growth during the quarter ended June 30. The Indian eCommerce and payment system and financial technology company attributed the growth to...

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Alipay and WeChat Pay Add Links to Visa and Mastercard
Alipay and WeChat Pay Add Links to Visa and Mastercard
July 21, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Visitors to China can now link their Visa and Mastercard accounts to the country’s most popular mobile payment applications, Alipay and WeChat Pay. Ant Group, the operator of Alipay, said Friday (July...

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Worldline Introduces End-to-End Mobility Payments Solution
Worldline Introduces End-to-End Mobility Payments Solution
July 20, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Worldline has launched an end-to-end solution to provide an enhanced, seamless and secure payment experience for mobility operators and their customers. The new Mobility Payments Suite offers a...

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