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.

(source: investopedia.com)

PYMNTS Intelligence: How Payments Orchestration Can Help Merchants Navigate Changing Regulatory Requirements
PYMNTS Intelligence: How Payments Orchestration Can Help Merchants Navigate Changing Regulatory Requirements
April 14, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

Despite in-store sales making a comeback in 2021, online spending continues to grow since the pandemic’s onset in 2020. eCommerce sales in the United States...

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Today in the Connected Economy: OmniBiz Helps Nestle, Coke Boost and Track Sales
Today in the Connected Economy: OmniBiz Helps Nestle, Coke Boost and Track Sales
April 08, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Nigeria’s OmniBiz inks deals with brands like Nestle, Kellogs and Coke to help them track and improve their sales in...

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EMEA Weekly: Kenyan Mobile Service Providers Join Payments Network; Zilch, Experian Partner on Customer Affordability
EMEA Weekly: Kenyan Mobile Service Providers Join Payments Network; Zilch, Experian Partner on Customer Affordability
April 08, 2022  |  International

In this week’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, cell phone operators in Kenya are joining a central bank initiative to integrate the nation’s...

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Today in FinTech: RITMO Raises $200M; Applied Blockchain Prepares for $60M IPO
Today in FinTech: RITMO Raises $200M; Applied Blockchain Prepares for $60M IPO
April 08, 2022  |  Technology

In today’s FinTech news, Madrid-based FinTech company RITMO raises $200 million to grow its financing and payments platform, while bitcoin mining company Applied Blockchain plans...

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Kenyan Mobile Service Providers Link With M-Pesa Payments Platform
Kenyan Mobile Service Providers Link With M-Pesa Payments Platform
April 08, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Cell phone operators in Kenya are joining a central bank initiative to integrate the nation’s payment systems by allowing mobile payments across networks, Bloomberg reported...

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Real-Time Payments Raise the Bar for Cross-Border B2B CX
Real-Time Payments Raise the Bar for Cross-Border B2B CX
April 07, 2022  |  B2B Payments

In the business-to-consumer (B2C) space, faster digital payments, refunds and streamlined shopping-cart management have allowed consumers to prioritize customer experience (CX) alongside traditional drivers of...

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Adyen Adding Tap to Pay to iPhones by End of 2022
Adyen Adding Tap to Pay to iPhones by End of 2022
April 07, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

Dutch payments group Adyen has teamed up with Apple to bring Tap to Pay to iPhones for U.S. customers later this year, allowing them to...

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Kora’s Student Virtual Card Offers Cash-Back Rewards
Kora’s Student Virtual Card Offers Cash-Back Rewards
April 05, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

College student-focused FinTech Kora on Tuesday (April 5) launched the Kora Rewards program, a partnership with digital advertising platform Cardlytics that allows Kora users to...

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Flexible Payouts Prove Tempting Way to Capture Loyalty of Latin American Gig Workers
Flexible Payouts Prove Tempting Way to Capture Loyalty of Latin American Gig Workers
April 05, 2022  |  Latin America

Consumers worldwide are reconsidering the way they do everything from pay bills to meet their job responsibilities in the aftermath of the global health crisis,...

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