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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Sleepless In Payments

Sleepless In Payments
Sleepless In Payments
March 07, 2016  |  Payments Innovation

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Why Cardholders Prefer Debit and Digital Engagement
Why Cardholders Prefer Debit and Digital Engagement
March 03, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Mobile wallets and contactless payments are perhaps more accessible than ever before – with more merchants and companies pushing mobile payment acceptance and support as...

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Google Goes ‘Hands Free’ For Mobile Payments
Google Goes ‘Hands Free’ For Mobile Payments
March 02, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

We’ve said it before and we will say it again — when it comes to mobile payments, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution, any more than there...

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Are Fingerprint ‘Passwords’ As Safe As They Sound?
Are Fingerprint ‘Passwords’ As Safe As They Sound?
February 25, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

The big buzzword in payments security today is biometrics — specifically, the chatter around using fingerprints as passwords, as many mobile applications enable today. Get...

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