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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Braintree’s Juan Benitez On The Future Of A PayPal-Owned Hyperwallet

Braintree’s Juan Benitez On The Future Of A PayPal-Owned Hyperwallet
Braintree’s Juan Benitez On The Future Of A PayPal-Owned Hyperwallet
June 20, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

It’s a deal that hits some of the most important payment-related hotspots: Online marketplaces. Localized currencies. Global payout services. The gig economy. Expanded eCommerce ecosystems....

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PayPal Will Buy Hyperwallet In $400 Million Deal
PayPal Will Buy Hyperwallet In $400 Million Deal
June 19, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

PayPal said on Tuesday (June 19) that it will buy payments payout platform Hyperwallet for $400 million in cash. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Toss Raises $40M In New Round Of VC Funding
Toss Raises $40M In New Round Of VC Funding
June 18, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

Viva Republica, Korea’s FinTech startup and maker of financial services app Toss, announced  Monday (June 18) it has completed a $40 million round of funding...

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Venmo To Phase Out Web Support
Venmo To Phase Out Web Support
June 18, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Venmo, the peer-to-peer payment app owned by PayPal, is gearing up to discontinue web support for its payment service. TechCrunch, citing an email to users,...

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Using Efficiency To Find Lost Productivity
Using Efficiency To Find Lost Productivity
June 14, 2018  |  Today In Data

The world is becoming more digital, and digital-transaction-friendly, at an almost exponential rate over the last few years. All to the good — and all adding...

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Truecaller Thinks It Can Beat Paytm In India
Truecaller Thinks It Can Beat Paytm In India
June 14, 2018  |  South Asia

While Sweden’s Truecaller is not new to the Indian payments ecosystem, it entered the India mobile market over a year ago during the launch of...

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ISVs And Future-Proofing Payments Integrations
ISVs And Future-Proofing Payments Integrations
June 14, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

If one thing is certain about the future, it’s that nothing can be certain – so it’s best to be prepared for everything. But when...

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UK Small, Medium Businesses Embrace App Payments In Store
UK Small, Medium Businesses Embrace App Payments In Store
June 13, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

With the U.K. increasingly embracing mobile, a new study by Verifone found that 29 percent of the country’s small and medium businesses now give customers...

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NJ Transit Upgrades Reduce Cash, Paper Ticket Usage
NJ Transit Upgrades Reduce Cash, Paper Ticket Usage
June 12, 2018  |  Payment Methods

New Jersey Transit announced it is planning to modernize its fare payment system through proposed upgrades that would reduce cash and paper-based tickets, and provide...

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