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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Mobile Order-Ahead: It’s Not Just For Restaurants

Mobile Order-Ahead: It’s Not Just For Restaurants
Mobile Order-Ahead: It’s Not Just For Restaurants
August 15, 2017  |  ResTech

The growing popularity of mobile order-ahead is hardly news in the restaurant industry, where customers — especially millennials — crave the convenience, speed and personalization...

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China’s Central Bank Orders New Clearing House For Online Payment Groups
China’s Central Bank Orders New Clearing House For Online Payment Groups
August 10, 2017  |  Cross-border Payments

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has ordered all online payment companies to channel mobile payments through a new clearing house by next June, which could...

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Pay By Sound: It’s Back!
Pay By Sound: It’s Back!
August 09, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Sound travels at 767 miles per hour, so if you want a faster contactless payment, audio waves aren’t a bad vehicle for it. Get the...

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Today in Data: Mobile Features and Launches
Today in Data: Mobile Features and Launches
August 08, 2017  |  Today In Data

Mobile has essentially become one of the major backbones of the retail industry over the last few years. With 44 percent of the world’s population...

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xPressTap: mPOS Without The Dongle
xPressTap: mPOS Without The Dongle
August 07, 2017  |  Payment Methods

A payments solution that requires micromerchants to buy — and then wait for — special hardware isn’t much of a solution if you ask Joe...

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What Walmart Pay Knows That Apple Pay Doesn’t
What Walmart Pay Knows That Apple Pay Doesn’t
August 07, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

A lot of exciting things have happened in payments — and commerce, more broadly — over the last three years. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Paytm’s WeChat Ambitions
Paytm’s WeChat Ambitions
August 03, 2017  |  Cross-border Payments

In rather short order, India has emerged as one of the world’s most competitive battlegrounds for those looking to build the next phase of the...

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Loyalty Begets Loyalty, But Only If QSRs Give Customers The Rewards They Want
Loyalty Begets Loyalty, But Only If QSRs Give Customers The Rewards They Want
August 02, 2017  |  Retail

Loyalty is a two-way street — both in life and in rewards programs. Every quick-service restaurant (QSR) seems to offer its own loyalty benefits in increase...

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