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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FinTechs Resolve Banking Barriers, Empower Egypt’s Unbanked With Mobile Technology

FinTechs Resolve Banking Barriers, Empower Egypt’s Unbanked With Mobile Technology
FinTechs Resolve Banking Barriers, Empower Egypt’s Unbanked With Mobile Technology
July 21, 2022  |  Financial Inclusion

Until recently, it could take up to three days to transfer funds between accounts in Egypt, but the introduction of instant banking payments has completely...

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Crypto.com Debuts In-App Purchasing With Google Pay
Crypto.com Debuts In-App Purchasing With Google Pay
July 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency trading platform Crypto.com has launched an in-app purchase feature on Google Pay, which lets users easily buy cryptocurrencies, according to a Thursday (July 21)...

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How ‘Invisible’ Tech Is Revolutionizing the U.S. Banking System
How ‘Invisible’ Tech Is Revolutionizing the U.S. Banking System
July 19, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

Way before he was a Broadway star, Alexander Hamilton was a formidable presence on another stage — in this case, the development of the U.S....

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Citi Says P2P Payments Are Direct Deposits to Avoid Fees
Citi Says P2P Payments Are Direct Deposits to Avoid Fees
July 18, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Citi is now accepting peer-to-peer (P2P) payments as direct deposits that qualify for checking account monthly service fee waivers, according to a Monday (July 18)...

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Instagram Users Can Now Buy Products in Chat
Instagram Users Can Now Buy Products in Chat
July 18, 2022  |  Social Commerce

Instagram has announced that shoppers can now make payments in chat for items they see while they scroll through their social media feeds, according to...

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Insurance App Provider Ranking Assesses the Competitors, Keeps 13 in Top 10
Insurance App Provider Ranking Assesses the Competitors, Keeps 13 in Top 10
July 15, 2022  |  Insurance

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M-Pesa Debuts Bill Pay Tool for Airtel, Telkom Customers
M-Pesa Debuts Bill Pay Tool for Airtel, Telkom Customers
July 15, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

African money transfer service M-Pesa has debuted bill pay interoperability that lets Airtel and Telkom customers make mobile money payments directly into Safaricom’s M-PESA Pay...

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Transact Campus Acquires Mobile Ordering Platform Hangry
Transact Campus Acquires Mobile Ordering Platform Hangry
July 13, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Transact Campus, a payments company geared towards colleges and their students, has acquired its partner Hangry, a Canadian mobile ordering company. Get the Full Story...

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Sionic Debuts Free CODE Pay Local Merchant Mobile App
Sionic Debuts Free CODE Pay Local Merchant Mobile App
July 12, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

Consumer-to-business (C2B) payments firm Sionic has debuted CODE Pay, a free mobile app for local merchants to accept real-time, bank-to-bank, lower-cost cash deposits from customers...

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