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

Mixed Performance For Payments Stocks

Mixed Performance For Payments Stocks
Mixed Performance For Payments Stocks
September 11, 2017  |  Stock Index

Payments stocks were rather evenly dispersed across winners and declining issues this past week, shortened as it was for Labor Day. Get the Full Story...

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Zelle To Launch Android, iOS App This Week
Zelle To Launch Android, iOS App This Week
September 11, 2017  |  Mobile Applications

Zelle, the payment company backed by a consortium of big banks in the U.S., is gearing up to launch a P2P mobile payment app next...

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PayPal’s Ready On Mobile Payment’s True Potential
PayPal’s Ready On Mobile Payment’s True Potential
September 11, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

“It is not about changing the swipe or dip to a tap; it’s about using a [smart]phone to do things that you could not otherwise do.”...

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First Data: Tech With A Human Touch For SMBs Hit By Harvey
First Data: Tech With A Human Touch For SMBs Hit By Harvey
September 08, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Amid the ongoing devastation of Hurricane Harvey are thousands of small businesses, which make up 99 percent of the city’s corporate community. As small business...

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Helping QSRs Shake FOMO
Helping QSRs Shake FOMO
September 08, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Don’t hang the pictures on the wall or fix the siding until you know the plumbing works. According to Karen Webster, that’s good advice both...

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MoneyGram Launches Mobile Order Ahead (With Money Transfer)
MoneyGram Launches Mobile Order Ahead (With Money Transfer)
September 07, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

Just about a year ago, MoneyGram’s Chief Revenue Officer, Peter Ohser, told Karen Webster that the company launched its MobilePass pilot program with a pretty simple goal: Make...

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An Appetite For Point-Of-Sale Change
An Appetite For Point-Of-Sale Change
September 06, 2017  |  POS Innovation

Football season is here, and with it, everyone’s favorite stadium food (and least favorite stadium snack prices). According to The Cheat Sheet, a slice of...

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The Myth Of The Global Marketplace
The Myth Of The Global Marketplace
September 05, 2017  |  International

Don’t forget the seller. That’s among the takeaways of this “appetizer” conversation between PYMNTS’ Karen Webster and Hyperwallet’s SVP of Digital Markets, Michael Ting. The...

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GasBuddy: Making Friends On Both Sides Of The Gas Pump
GasBuddy: Making Friends On Both Sides Of The Gas Pump
September 05, 2017  |  Payment Methods

In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, huge swaths of Texas ran out of fuel. Customers were sitting in milelong lines at a dwindling number of...

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