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.

(source: investopedia.com)

Wise, Plaid Launch Open Finance Partnership
Wise, Plaid Launch Open Finance Partnership
August 10, 2022  |  Partnerships

Money transfer service Wise and payments processing company Plaid have formed an open finance agreement to help customers move money across different financial institutions (FIs)....

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Apple Extends Apple Pay Capabilities to Malaysia
Apple Extends Apple Pay Capabilities to Malaysia
August 09, 2022  |  Apple

Apple customers in Malaysia can now make use of Apple Pay through their iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and Mac, the tech giant announced in a...

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Mobile Telco Infrastructure Positions Côte d’Ivoire as Key FinTech Hub for Francophone Africa
Mobile Telco Infrastructure Positions Côte d’Ivoire as Key FinTech Hub for Francophone Africa
August 09, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

Home to a string of popular FinTech unicorns and pan-African payment giants like Flutterwave, Interswitch and OPay, Nigeria’s tech startups often steal the headlines. However,...

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Burger King, Popeyes Parent Cuts App Load Times 52% to Boost Digital Orders
Burger King, Popeyes Parent Cuts App Load Times 52% to Boost Digital Orders
August 04, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

Driving digital sales is about more than just offering a range of fulfillment options and incentivizing purchases with loyalty rewards — it is also about...

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Attentive Partners With Shopify to Advance Buying by Text 
Attentive Partners With Shopify to Advance Buying by Text 
August 03, 2022  |  Mobile Commerce

Conversational commerce firm Attentive is partnering with eCommerce platform Shopify to make it easier for shoppers to make direct purchases after receiving a text message...

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3 Ways Multinationals Leverage Crypto, Blockchain Successfully
3 Ways Multinationals Leverage Crypto, Blockchain Successfully
August 02, 2022  |  B2B Payments

When an eCommerce brand is onboarding a third-party supplier or manufacturer before launching a new product, smart contracts powered by blockchain technology and cryptocurrency can...

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Study Finds Contactless Cards Still Apple Pay’s Biggest Competition at Checkout
Study Finds Contactless Cards Still Apple Pay’s Biggest Competition at Checkout
August 01, 2022  |  Mobile Wallets

Apple Pay extended its commanding lead over the mobile wallet competition in the last 12 months, now capturing 48% of all in-store mobile wallet payments...

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Taking Digital Payments out to the Ballgame With Next-Gen Concessions
Taking Digital Payments out to the Ballgame With Next-Gen Concessions
July 29, 2022  |  Digital Payments

“Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack. On my phone. So I don’t have to wait in line.” Doesn’t have quite the same ring to...

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Homegrown Super Apps Shape the Future of Mobile-First African Market
Homegrown Super Apps Shape the Future of Mobile-First African Market
July 25, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

In discussions of super apps, a handful of Asian mobile apps such as AliPay, Gojek, Grab and WeChat are often cited as notable examples. Meanwhile,...

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