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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Bringing Speed And Digitization To Payments

Bringing Speed And Digitization To Payments
Bringing Speed And Digitization To Payments
June 14, 2019  |  Today In Data

Few companies meet customer demand for instant business-to-consumer (B2C) payments, while a large share of businesses still rely on paper checks for business-to-business (B2B) payments. In technology, Sweden-based Mapillary has rolled out a...

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Analyst: Square Cash App Downloads Top Venmo’s
Analyst: Square Cash App Downloads Top Venmo’s
June 13, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

A new report shows that Square’s Cash App downloads increased by 2.2 million last month, while Venmo’s were up 1.7 million. According to a report...

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EMVCo Releases SRC Standard
EMVCo Releases SRC Standard
June 07, 2019  |  Digital Payments

The best way to lose money is to make it difficult for people to give you their money. Yes, that’s painfully obvious, but it’s a...

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Deep Dive: The State Of mPOS In North America
Deep Dive: The State Of mPOS In North America
June 07, 2019  |  Point of Sale

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The Connected Car’s Future Sits Behind The Wheel Of 18-Wheelers Today
The Connected Car’s Future Sits Behind The Wheel Of 18-Wheelers Today
June 07, 2019  |  Innovation

This summer, when on the road, take a fresh look at that tractor-trailer in the next lane. Not only does that vehicle have a role...

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Square Integrates Food Delivery Services Into POS
Square Integrates Food Delivery Services Into POS
June 06, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

Square is releasing new order management integrations for Square for Restaurants, which will allow orders from DoorDash, Postmates and management platform Chowly to join existing...

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LINE Pay, Visa Partner For Digital Payment Offerings
LINE Pay, Visa Partner For Digital Payment Offerings
June 06, 2019  |  Digital Payments

LINE Pay, the operator of digital wallet and FinTech services on the LINE messaging app, announced on Thursday (June 6) that it has inked a...

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Is The US On The Verge Of A Contactless Surge?
Is The US On The Verge Of A Contactless Surge?
June 06, 2019  |  Retail

Near-field communication (NFC) technology isn’t exactly new. For some time now, retailers have been using it and radio frequency identification (RIFD) behind the scenes for...

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