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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Amazon Mexico: Gov’t Explores Mobile Payments Play

Amazon Mexico: Gov’t Explores Mobile Payments Play
Amazon Mexico: Gov’t Explores Mobile Payments Play
March 05, 2019  |  Amazon

The Mexican central bank and Amazon are in talks to introduce a government-approved mobile payment system, according to reports. The system would involve users paying...

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The Drive For Different Types of Innovation
The Drive For Different Types of Innovation
March 05, 2019  |  Today In Data

How do you measure innovation? That’s a question that takes on fresh importance in today’s mobile and data age – and answers are coming, of...

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How HomeAway Uses Payments To Build Trust In The Sharing Economy
How HomeAway Uses Payments To Build Trust In The Sharing Economy
March 05, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

If the digital economy crosses borders – with commerce always on, across time zones and currencies – the platform model should be a perfect fit...

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Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium To Go Cashless
Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium To Go Cashless
March 04, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

To help keep the prices of food and drinks low, the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta is about to become cashless. Only credit cards, debit cards...

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How Voice Is Turbocharging The Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystem
How Voice Is Turbocharging The Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystem
March 04, 2019  |  Connected Economy

Allow us at PYMNTS to take a brief step back and admire the landscape — in this case, the growing, though still young, connected vehicle...

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Western Union CEO: Speedpay Sale Speeds Way To X-Border Payments Growth
Western Union CEO: Speedpay Sale Speeds Way To X-Border Payments Growth
March 01, 2019  |  Partnerships

The year 2019 is already shaping up as a big year for deal-making in financial services and payments. Western Union, of course, just sold Speedpay,...

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Square: 51 Pct Of GPV Comes From Larger Sellers
Square: 51 Pct Of GPV Comes From Larger Sellers
February 28, 2019  |  Earnings

Square's Q4 results showed gross payment volume (GPV) up 28 percent year on year, driven by larger sellers representing more than half of the mix....

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