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)

Paying Any Paper Bill Now As Easy As Taking a Picture of It
Paying Any Paper Bill Now As Easy As Taking a Picture of It
January 13, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Paying bills is a stubborn holdout in the digital shift, as bills come in paper form by snail mail or via email. Often, there aren’t...

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Ordering Platform ItsaCheckmate Partners With Grubhub to Streamline Orders
Ordering Platform ItsaCheckmate Partners With Grubhub to Streamline Orders
January 11, 2022  |  Partnerships

Mobile ordering service ItsaCheckmate has launched an expanded partnership with Grubhub by adding Grubhub to its digital ordering platform. “Now, ItsaCheckmate can help restaurateurs using...

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10 Things Will Define the Digital Transformation in 2022
10 Things Will Define the Digital Transformation in 2022
January 10, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

Ten Things Will Define the Digital Transformation in 2022 Just about everyone has their own prediction for what three, four, five or ten things will...

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‘High Tech’ Consumers Own an Average of 12 Devices
‘High Tech’ Consumers Own an Average of 12 Devices
January 09, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Over the past several months, we at PYMNTS have tracked the habits and tech preferences of several “connected personas” forming the bedrock of the connected...

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This Week in Payments: Smart Terminals are Taking Over POS, Apple Reaches $3T Valuation and 2022 is Another ‘Year of Crypto’
This Week in Payments: Smart Terminals are Taking Over POS, Apple Reaches $3T Valuation and...
January 07, 2022  |  Payment Methods

During this first week of 2022, the news included the future of point of sale (POS), a $3 trillion valuation for Apple and continued developments...

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3 Telco-Driven Apps To Watch in Emerging Markets in 2022
3 Telco-Driven Apps To Watch in Emerging Markets in 2022
January 05, 2022  |  International

Super apps like China’s WeChat have become intrinsic to consumers’ lives, moving beyond messaging apps to cater to a wide array of digital service needs...

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EMEA Daily: Google Buys Israeli Cybersecurity Firm Siemplify for $500M, UK’s New Investment Rules Kicks off Eyeing Foreign M&A
EMEA Daily: Google Buys Israeli Cybersecurity Firm Siemplify for $500M, UK’s New Investment Rules Kicks...
January 04, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, Google has purchased Israeli cybersecurity firm Siemplify for $500 million, and the U.K.’s new investment rules...

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10 Predictions About What’s Next for Crypto in 2022
10 Predictions About What’s Next for Crypto in 2022
January 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

There’s no denying that 2021 was the year that cryptocurrency went mainstream. Even with a couple of bad busts to counter the booms, Bitcoin gained...

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One-Third of US Shoppers Made Online Retail Purchases in December
One-Third of US Shoppers Made Online Retail Purchases in December
January 03, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

United States consumers spent a collective $556 billion on groceries, food, retail and travel in December 2021 as they rushed to take advantage of last-minute...

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