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.

Source: investopedia.com

Bitcoin Daily: Mastercard Files For DLT Patents, SBI Holdings Plans Ripple-Infused App
Bitcoin Daily: Mastercard Files For DLT Patents, SBI Holdings Plans Ripple-Infused App
September 18, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has found 65 different applications for blockchain technology to tackle the world’s environmental challenges, CoinDesk reported. To that end, the...

READ MORE >
Alipay Has 700M Active Users
Alipay Has 700M Active Users
September 18, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

Eric Jing, Ant Financial’s executive chairman and CEO, revealed that Alipay now has over 700 million annual active users — an increase of more than...

READ MORE >
Stripe Takes On Square, Clover With New Terminal
Stripe Takes On Square, Clover With New Terminal
September 17, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Stripe, the payments company, announced on Monday (Sept. 17) the launch of Stripe Terminal, a product that will enable online businesses and platforms to accept...

READ MORE >
PayPal Smart Buttons Goes Global
PayPal Smart Buttons Goes Global
September 17, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Two and a half months ago, PayPal launched Smart Buttons in the U.S. as a way to improve the checkout experience for both merchants and...

READ MORE >
Compliance — Not ROI — Pushes Tech On Unprepared Fleets
Compliance — Not ROI — Pushes Tech On Unprepared Fleets
September 17, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Fleet management has vast opportunities in digitization. Innovations like the Internet of Things (IoT), telematics and mobile payments are primed to disrupt the fleet space,...

READ MORE >
BEC Run Out Of Detention Center Nets Millions
BEC Run Out Of Detention Center Nets Millions
September 17, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Mobile means payments fraud schemes can be run from the unlikeliest of locations.  In the meantime, business email compromises are on the rise, as phishing...

READ MORE >
PwC Debuts Small Biz Payment Reminder App With Bemo
PwC Debuts Small Biz Payment Reminder App With Bemo
September 17, 2018  |  B2B Payments

One of the U.K.’s Big Four auditing firms, PwC, is teaming up with a small tech firm to make it easier for small businesses to...

READ MORE >
Why Certainty Rules Payments
Why Certainty Rules Payments
September 17, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

I needed a few outdoor cushions earlier this season and hired a local upholstery shop to make them. This small business is a really small...

READ MORE >
How HomeAway Uses Real-Time Data To Stay ‘Locally Relevant’
How HomeAway Uses Real-Time Data To Stay ‘Locally Relevant’
September 17, 2018  |  Platform Payments

Consumers in China prefer mobile payments; Germans would rather use debit cards — and that’s just the beginning. HomeAway’s GM of Commerce Mike Sutter tells...

READ MORE >