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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Tapzo Shuts Down Post-Amazon Acquisition

Tapzo Shuts Down Post-Amazon Acquisition
Tapzo Shuts Down Post-Amazon Acquisition
September 04, 2018  |  Mobile Applications

Tapzo, the app aggregator acquired by Amazon Pay, announced on Tuesday (Sept. 4) that it is shutting down the mobile app. Get the Full Story...

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1.5B Mobile Users To Rely On Biometrics Security By 2023
1.5B Mobile Users To Rely On Biometrics Security By 2023
September 04, 2018  |  Authentication

Juniper Research predicted in a new report that the biggest shift coming in the mobile payment security industry is a movement toward software-based methods for verification...

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NXP On Plastic Cards: There’s A Lot Of Life Left
NXP On Plastic Cards: There’s A Lot Of Life Left
September 04, 2018  |  Payment Methods

The plastic payment card is dead. Long live the plastic payment card! Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Alibaba To Partner With Russian Companies On eCommerce Endeavor
Alibaba To Partner With Russian Companies On eCommerce Endeavor
September 03, 2018  |  International

Alibaba is partnering with two Russian companies on an eCommerce venture as it looks to form its digital silk road across Eurasia. According to Financial...

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 Tracking PYMNTS Trackers Into 4Q And Beyond
 Tracking PYMNTS Trackers Into 4Q And Beyond
September 03, 2018  |  Tracker Series

The last days of summer here.  The end of a quarter is approaching, and with that, we head into the end of a year.  It’s...

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Merchants And Tokenization’s Sea Change
Merchants And Tokenization’s Sea Change
August 31, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Merchants must manage billions of tokens – easier said than done. Nitin Prabhu, PayPal’s senior director of issuance, tokenization and loyalty platform, offers a hint of...

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Diwali Red Letter Days For Google, Flipkart And Amazon In India’s eCommerce Battle
Diwali Red Letter Days For Google, Flipkart And Amazon In India’s eCommerce Battle
August 30, 2018  |  International

Berkshire and the Paytm investment may be just a sign of the times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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How myPOS Helped EU’s SMBs Jump The Shark On Cash
How myPOS Helped EU’s SMBs Jump The Shark On Cash
August 30, 2018  |  SMBs

When myPOS launched in 2014, cash was still mostly king among small businesses. In fact, as Andrew Byrne, COO at myPOS, told Karen Webster, in...

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‘Africa’s Stripe,’ Paystack, Snags $8M From Visa, Tencent, Stripe
‘Africa’s Stripe,’ Paystack, Snags $8M From Visa, Tencent, Stripe
August 29, 2018  |  Investments

Paystack, the Nigerian payments company, announced on Tuesday (Aug. 28) that it raised $8 million in a Series A round. Get the Full Story Complete...

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