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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USA Tech Acquires Cantaloupe To Expand Unattended Retail Footprint

USA Tech Acquires Cantaloupe To Expand Unattended Retail Footprint
USA Tech Acquires Cantaloupe To Expand Unattended Retail Footprint
November 08, 2017  |  Unattended Retail

Help yourself: Unattended retail just got more seamless and widespread with USA Technologies’ acquisition of Cantaloupe Systems, Inc. The deal is expected to close by...

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Facebook Messenger P2P Expands To UK, France
Facebook Messenger P2P Expands To UK, France
November 07, 2017  |  Facebook / Meta

The big challenge with peer-to-peer (P2P) payments has always been ubiquity. Many platforms have made like-to-like transfers fast, easy and secure. But when users need...

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India’s Paytm Contemplating US Expansion
India’s Paytm Contemplating US Expansion
October 31, 2017  |  South Asia

While much ink has been given to the various U.S. companies trying to grab up a foothold in India, this week’s news seems to be...

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First Data Launches Mobile POS With Apple Pay
First Data Launches Mobile POS With Apple Pay
October 24, 2017  |  Apple Pay

First Data, the eCommerce-enabling technology company, announced news on Monday (Oct. 23) of a new initiative with Apple aimed at broadening the distribution of its...

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Payments App And Device Take The Cake At Restaurant Trade Show
Payments App And Device Take The Cake At Restaurant Trade Show
October 19, 2017  |  ResTech

The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Show is an annual three-day event for hospitality professionals to network, source, purchase and learn about new industry trends to...

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Marqeta Simplifies Real World Applications For Tokenized Cards And Digital Payments
Marqeta Simplifies Real World Applications For Tokenized Cards And Digital Payments
October 12, 2017  |  Digital Payments

The move from plastic to pixels may be a slow one. Changing consumer behavior is no easy feat, as we’ve seen with slow user adoption...

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Adyen Powers Alipay At The POS
Adyen Powers Alipay At The POS
October 04, 2017  |  Partnerships

Adyen, the omnichannel payments platform based in Amsterdam, announced news on Tuesday (Oct. 3) that it is expanding its partnership with Alipay, the mobile payment...

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Today In Data: #KilltheCheck
Today In Data: #KilltheCheck
October 03, 2017  |  Today In Data

Though paper checks are clunky, unpopular and outdated, they still dominate the American economy in terms of payment methods, with more than $22 trillion in checks...

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