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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Hong Kong Emerges as Digital Launchpad for APAC Payments
Hong Kong Emerges as Digital Launchpad for APAC Payments
April 04, 2025  |  Mobile Commerce

The rapid advancement in payment innovations across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is transforming the digital commerce landscape. But those advancements, including digital wallets and digital...

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Cash App’s Growing Number of Direct Deposits Marks Progress in Expansion Efforts
Cash App’s Growing Number of Direct Deposits Marks Progress in Expansion Efforts
April 03, 2025  |  Mobile

Block’s Cash App is reportedly making progress in its efforts to offer banking services to customers who mostly use the app to make payments. The...

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Merchants Eye Payment System Constraints as Consumers Embrace Mobile-First Shopping
Merchants Eye Payment System Constraints as Consumers Embrace Mobile-First Shopping
April 02, 2025  |  Mobile Commerce

The mobile device has become the center of commerce — not just online, but in-store — and using digital payments across those devices has become...

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Zelle Removes Ability to Send or Receive Money Through App
Zelle Removes Ability to Send or Receive Money Through App
April 01, 2025  |  Mobile Payments

The standalone Zelle app can no longer be used for sending or receiving money, and users are being invited to enroll to use the peer-to-peer...

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From Minutes to Money: Telecom Firms Bank on Financial Services
From Minutes to Money: Telecom Firms Bank on Financial Services
March 31, 2025  |  Mobile

The mobile phone’s increasing penetration into global markets is helping blur the lines between telecom and financial services, where digital banks, and especially neobanks, are...

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76% of Consumers Own 4 or More Connected Devices
76% of Consumers Own 4 or More Connected Devices
March 24, 2025  |  Connected Economy

The digital landscape is dictating how consumers choose to pay, with a clear divergence emerging between tech-embracing early adopters and those content with more basic...

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Rewards and Easy Payment Options Win Over Mobile Shoppers
Rewards and Easy Payment Options Win Over Mobile Shoppers
March 20, 2025  |  Mobile Commerce

The rise of the click-and-mortar shopper, with mobile devices as the key conduit to commerce no matter the channel, has given clues to what consumers...

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Visa to Add Tokenization and Digital Wallet Capabilities to Fleet Cards
Visa to Add Tokenization and Digital Wallet Capabilities to Fleet Cards
March 13, 2025  |  B2B Payments

Visa will soon add tokenization and custom provisioning for mobile transactions to its Fleet cards, enabling issuers and FinTechs to integrate encrypted and tokenized card...

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Visa Offers Mobile Commercial Payments Tool to Emirates NBD
Visa Offers Mobile Commercial Payments Tool to Emirates NBD
March 05, 2025  |  Partnerships

Visa teamed with Dubai-based bank Emirates NBD to launch a commercial payment solution. The partnership makes Emirates NBD the first bank in the United Arab...

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