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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Keeping Transactions Secure Is Key to Making Business Payments Invisible

Keeping Transactions Secure Is Key to Making Business Payments Invisible
Keeping Transactions Secure Is Key to Making Business Payments Invisible
November 08, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Today’s most powerful technologies are those where the processes behind that innovation are hidden or invisible from users’ consciousness. When done right, this high-functioning tech...

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Shares of S.Korea’s Kakao Pay Soar Over 150% on First Day of Trading
Shares of S.Korea’s Kakao Pay Soar Over 150% on First Day of Trading
November 03, 2021  |  IPO

South Korean mobile payments app Kakao Pay soared out of the starting gate, more than doubling in its first day of trading on the Seoul...

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Logistics FinTech RoadSync Links Comdata’s Mobile Payments Suite With Checkout Platform
Logistics FinTech RoadSync Links Comdata’s Mobile Payments Suite With Checkout Platform
November 02, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Comdata has partnered with digital logistics FinTech provider RoadSync to enhance mobile payments for warehouses, distribution centers and similar places, according to a press release....

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LendingClub Loan Originations Up 14% Q/Q, Marketplace Revenues Gain 15%
LendingClub Loan Originations Up 14% Q/Q, Marketplace Revenues Gain 15%
October 27, 2021  |  Earnings

In a sign that consumer appetite for loan products has been resilient even in the pandemic — and that borrowers continue to online platforms to...

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Visa X-Border Payments Volumes Surge 38%
Visa X-Border Payments Volumes Surge 38%
October 26, 2021  |  Earnings

Visa’s latest earnings results, this time for its fiscal fourth quarter, showed continued rebounds in consumer spending, especially across borders, as economies reopened. Get the...

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WhatsApp Users Might Have to Verify ID for Payments
WhatsApp Users Might Have to Verify ID for Payments
October 25, 2021  |  Authentication

WhatsApp users might soon have to verify their identities to make payments on the platform, according to an XDA report Monday (Oct. 25) pointing to...

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Thunes Leans on Xoom for Broader Worldwide Reach 
Thunes Leans on Xoom for Broader Worldwide Reach 
October 25, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Global cross-border payments network Thunes on Monday (Oct. 25) said it’s teaming up with PayPal digital remittance service Xoom to allow customers in the U.S....

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Crypto Owners Are 4 Times More Likely to Use Digital Dollar Alternatives for Remittances
Crypto Owners Are 4 Times More Likely to Use Digital Dollar Alternatives for Remittances
October 25, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

In much the same way that the shift from in-person retail to digital shopping has changed retail over the past decade, the expanded possibilities surrounding cross-border remittances are set to follow a similar...

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Kakao Pay’s Seoul IPO Raises $1.3B at Top of Range
Kakao Pay’s Seoul IPO Raises $1.3B at Top of Range
October 22, 2021  |  IPO

South Korea’s biggest digital payments platform Kakao Pay raised $1.28 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) priced at the top of its range, according...

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