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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Boku Buys ID Authentication Co. Danal For $68M

Boku Buys ID Authentication Co. Danal For $68M
Boku Buys ID Authentication Co. Danal For $68M
December 06, 2018  |  Partnerships

Boku, a company that lets users charge smartphone purchases to their bills from companies like Apple, Microsoft and Spotify, among others, has purchased Danal, an...

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Today In Data: Providers Push For Enhanced mPOS Features
Today In Data: Providers Push For Enhanced mPOS Features
December 06, 2018  |  Today In Data

Financial technology providers are partnering up to offer expanded mPOS capabilities to merchants, which are looking for tools to avoid long checkout lines. At the...

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Bill.com Adds Virtual Card Payments Via Comdata
Bill.com Adds Virtual Card Payments Via Comdata
December 06, 2018  |  B2B Payments

B2B payments solution provider Bill.com is partnering with Comdata to integrate virtual card payment functionality. The companies said in a press release on Wednesday (Dec. 5)...

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Nonprofits Up Their Payments Game With mPOS
Nonprofits Up Their Payments Game With mPOS
December 06, 2018  |  Point of Sale

It’s the season of giving, and that means many consumers are in the spirit to donate to a good cause — without worrying about card...

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Is mPOS The New Nonprofit Nonoptional?
Is mPOS The New Nonprofit Nonoptional?
December 05, 2018  |  Point of Sale

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Are QR Codes The Salvation Army’s Digital Salvation?
Are QR Codes The Salvation Army’s Digital Salvation?
December 01, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Pull any list of “top 10 Christmas carols” from the web, and it will quickly become obvious that bells are deeply important to people during the holiday...

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Why Consumers Prefer Apps At Gas Stations
Why Consumers Prefer Apps At Gas Stations
November 30, 2018  |  Retail

Hook convenience store (c-store) customers on a user-friendly mobile experience for fuel purchases, and the benefits will accumulate. That’s one of the main findings from...

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Paytm Eyes Expansion In Japanese Market
Paytm Eyes Expansion In Japanese Market
November 29, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

India-based digital payments service Paytm said it wants to take over the Japanese mobile payment market, according to a recent report. Get the Full Story...

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