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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Why Digital Finance Can’t Oust Cash In The Middle East And Africa
Why Digital Finance Can’t Oust Cash In The Middle East And Africa
September 11, 2018  |  Cash

Digital financial services are looking at an uphill climb in beating cash use in countries like Turkey, despite the undeniable growth of digital payment methods...

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NEW REPORT: In The Middle East And Africa, Digital Payments Face A $1.4T Cash Challenge
NEW REPORT: In The Middle East And Africa, Digital Payments Face A $1.4T Cash Challenge
September 11, 2018  |  Cash

Despite the influx of mobile banking and payment options, plastic card use, and a focus on financial infrastructure, cash remains heavily cemented in the Middle...

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Uber Ecosystem Expands Into Uber Cash
Uber Ecosystem Expands Into Uber Cash
September 10, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Mention innovation and disruption and thoughts will often turn to Uber. The story of the ridesharing company’s massive disruption of the century-old regulated taxi industry is well-documented....

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Today In Data: Variety Is The Spice Of Life (And Commerce, And Payments)
Today In Data: Variety Is The Spice Of Life (And Commerce, And Payments)
September 10, 2018  |  Today In Data

A little choice goes a long way in a digital economy. Being able to choose the pace of payments is critical for businesses, as letting customers choose how deeply...

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What Innovators Can Learn From Uber Cash
What Innovators Can Learn From Uber Cash
September 10, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Long before innovators began talking about the power of ecosystems to transform commerce, scientists spent centuries studying them under microscopes in their labs. Get the...

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Uber’s Ecosystem Ambitions, Plus Amazon Sizzles While Facebook Fizzles
Uber’s Ecosystem Ambitions, Plus Amazon Sizzles While Facebook Fizzles
September 07, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Sizzle of the Week: Uber’s Ecosystem Ambitions Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Today In Data: Tapping Into The Tokenized Future
Today In Data: Tapping Into The Tokenized Future
September 06, 2018  |  Today In Data

While the “mobile everything” future has been long predicted, as of the second half of 2018, we are actually beginning to see the shape of...

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UMB Boosts Expense Management With Fraedom Collab
UMB Boosts Expense Management With Fraedom Collab
September 06, 2018  |  B2B Payments

U.K. corporate expense management solutions provider Fraedom, which was recently acquired by Visa, will be providing its commercial card technology to U.S.-based UMB Financial Corporation,...

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CO-OP On The Fraud-Fighting Balancing Act
CO-OP On The Fraud-Fighting Balancing Act
September 06, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Credit unions (CUs) face a delicate balancing act when it comes fighting fraud — a specific needle they need to thread, CO-OP Financial Services’ SVP of...

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