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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Too Much Cashless Now Concerns Swedish Authorities

Too Much Cashless Now Concerns Swedish Authorities
Too Much Cashless Now Concerns Swedish Authorities
February 20, 2018  |  Cash

Authorities in Sweden are starting to get worried about the speed in which cash is going away as a preferred payment method. Get the Full...

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Why Shopify Wants To Kill The Checkout
Why Shopify Wants To Kill The Checkout
February 20, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

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Google Pay’s Play For Payments Ubiquity
Google Pay’s Play For Payments Ubiquity
February 20, 2018  |  Google

Google Pay doesn’t begin or end with a mobile app, but the next stage of its universal rollout does. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Mastercard, UAE Exchange: Building A Cashless Middle East
Mastercard, UAE Exchange: Building A Cashless Middle East
February 20, 2018  |  Digital Payments

Carrying wads of hard currency in an overstuffed wallet has ceased to be fashionable, thanks to the advent and proliferation of plastic money and cashless...

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WeChat Pay Launches Promotion For Chinese Lunar New Year
WeChat Pay Launches Promotion For Chinese Lunar New Year
February 16, 2018  |  Digital Payments

WeChat Pay, the mobile payment arm of China’s WeChat, is running promotions to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, also referred to as the Spring...

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French Startup Lydia Says It Wants To Take On PayPal
French Startup Lydia Says It Wants To Take On PayPal
February 16, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

A new startup is taking aim at PayPal. This time, it’s French startup Lydia, which recently raised a $16.1 million round (€13 million). Get the...

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YapStone Raises $71M To Fund Expansion, M&A
YapStone Raises $71M To Fund Expansion, M&A
February 13, 2018  |  Investments

YapStone, the online and mobile payment company, has raised $71 million in venture capital funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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South Korean Starbucks Accepts Alipay For Tourists
South Korean Starbucks Accepts Alipay For Tourists
February 12, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

Chinese tourists looking for a coffee fix in South Korea are in luck, as more than 1,000 Starbucks locations across the country now accept Alipay....

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