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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MobiKwik Powers Food Delivery To India’s Train Passengers

MobiKwik Powers Food Delivery To India’s Train Passengers
MobiKwik Powers Food Delivery To India’s Train Passengers
August 02, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

MobiKwik, the mobile payments company, is teaming up with the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to accept eCash payments on the latter’s eCatering...

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i-payout Launches Enterprise Payments App
i-payout Launches Enterprise Payments App
August 02, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Enterprise payments firm i-payout wants more businesses to use a mobile device to make payments. The company announced over the weekend that its business payments...

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Alipay Chief Talks UnionPay Strategy
Alipay Chief Talks UnionPay Strategy
August 01, 2016  |  International

Though state-backed China UnionPay currently dominates China’s payment market, Ant Financial Services President Eric Jing says Alipay (and consumers embracing mobile payments) is diverting billions...

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What Mobile Payments Can Learn From Debit Cards (Circa 1995)
What Mobile Payments Can Learn From Debit Cards (Circa 1995)
August 01, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

We’ve been trying to ignite mobile payments now for more than a decade and we’ve barely moved the needle. Karen Webster says that it’s time...

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Smartphones Edge Computers As Top Web-Shopping Traffic Source
Smartphones Edge Computers As Top Web-Shopping Traffic Source
July 28, 2016  |  Mobile Commerce

While a recent study reveals smartphones may have accounted for more eCommerce traffic than computers in Q1 2016, as reported by Bloomberg, mobile-checkout completion was...

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: One Momentous Day in Payments
Sizzle Or Fizzle: One Momentous Day in Payments
July 22, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

Just when you think that it’s going to be hard, once again, to find a Sizzle, yesterday happens. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Can Sam’s Club Use Mobile Payments To Get Rid Of The Checkout Line?
Can Sam’s Club Use Mobile Payments To Get Rid Of The Checkout Line?
July 18, 2016  |  Retail

Sam’s Club is rethinking in-store payments in a big way. The wholesale retailer’s new Scan & Go Feature may be aiming to make standing in line...

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Chase: Consumer Spend Buoys JPMorgan Results, QuickPay Quickens
Chase: Consumer Spend Buoys JPMorgan Results, QuickPay Quickens
July 15, 2016  |  Earnings

Not a bad report from JPMorgan Chase, which released its earnings on Thursday (July 14) — even if it did have to write down its...

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Paytm Expands Into SMB Lending
Paytm Expands Into SMB Lending
July 12, 2016  |  B2B Payments

India-based mobile wallet firm Paytm generally focuses on consumer payments, but like PayPal, the company is beginning to turn its attention towards SME finance. Get...

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