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)

Apple Pay at 7 Data Shows Lackluster In-Store Usage of Digital Wallets
Apple Pay at 7 Data Shows Lackluster In-Store Usage of Digital Wallets
October 08, 2021  |  Apple Pay

Fans of the Apple Inc. ecosystem fell in love with its smooth interoperability, whether it was sharing YouTube videos to Facebook, taking FaceTime video calls...

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American Express Streamlines Mobile App for Seamless PayPal Use
American Express Streamlines Mobile App for Seamless PayPal Use
October 07, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

American Express recently updated its mobile app to make using the card on PayPal a seamless process, simplifying the app-to-app functionality as a new feature...

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Bringing UAE’s SMBs Into the Digital Economy
Bringing UAE’s SMBs Into the Digital Economy
October 06, 2021  |  SMBs

Small and midsized businesses (SMBs) have faced the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although governments have made efforts to provide relief, more needs to be...

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Visa Could Take a Bite Out of Apple Pay Fees
Visa Could Take a Bite Out of Apple Pay Fees
October 05, 2021  |  Apple Pay

Banks are pushing Visa to alter the way it processes some Apple Pay transactions, a change that would reduce the fees Apple receives from those...

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PayNearMe Launches MoneyLine iGaming Tool
PayNearMe Launches MoneyLine iGaming Tool
October 04, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

The mobile cash payments platform PayNearMe has launched a new platform to help “manage the complexities of the iGaming money movement.” MoneyLine, which was announced...

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Ant Group, Tencent Give State-Owned UnionPay More Access to Mobile Payment Platforms 
Ant Group, Tencent Give State-Owned UnionPay More Access to Mobile Payment Platforms 
October 04, 2021  |  Mobile Payments

Alipay and WeChat Pay are giving state-owned bank card clearinghouse UnionPay even more access to their mobile payment ecosystems as China continues to push Big...

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Nigerian SMBs Get Digital Payments Boost Through Untapped Global-Paga Pairing
Nigerian SMBs Get Digital Payments Boost Through Untapped Global-Paga Pairing
October 04, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Investment company Untapped Global on Monday (Oct. 4) announced that it’s expanding its partnership with Nigerian mobile payments platform Paga to help small businesses accept...

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Subscribers Don’t Just Give Up Something They Like – Preventable Failed Payments Make Them Do It
Subscribers Don’t Just Give Up Something They Like – Preventable Failed Payments Make Them Do...
October 04, 2021  |  Subscriptions

Failed payments account for almost half of the churn – or account cancellations – in subscription businesses, yet they still don’t get the attention they...

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Sunday CEO Says QR Code Payments End Game is Making Cost of Payments Free for Restaurants
Sunday CEO Says QR Code Payments End Game is Making Cost of Payments Free for...
October 04, 2021  |  Payment Methods

When it comes to consumer payments, table-service restaurants are far behind their own industry and many others too. Simply put, restaurant payments often look and...

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