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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Kushki Lands $86 Million To Fix LatAm’s Fragmented Payments Infrastructure

Kushki Lands $86 Million To Fix LatAm’s Fragmented Payments Infrastructure
Kushki Lands $86 Million To Fix LatAm’s Fragmented Payments Infrastructure
June 01, 2021  |  Payment Methods

“Latin America is one of the last frontiers where everything is completely ‘legacy.’ The technology is fragmented and unstandardized. It’s been a blank canvas,” Kushki...

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African Cross-Border FinTech Chipper Cash Nets $100 Million In Latest Round
African Cross-Border FinTech Chipper Cash Nets $100 Million In Latest Round
May 31, 2021  |  International

Chipper Cash, an African fintech startup, has raised $100 million in a Series C round, according to Tech Crunch on Monday (May 31). Get the...

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Nigerian Payments Giant OPay In Talks To Raise $400 Million At $1.5 Billion Valuation
Nigerian Payments Giant OPay In Talks To Raise $400 Million At $1.5 Billion Valuation
May 26, 2021  |  Investments

Payments company OPay could be looking at raising $400 million, according to a report from TechCabal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Buy Now Pay Later Redefines Credit Worthiness
Buy Now Pay Later Redefines Credit Worthiness
May 26, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

For the roughly 54 percent of Americans that have prime or super-prime credit, according to U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau data, access to underwriting is...

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Curation Models Fight Back Against Subscription Fatigue
Curation Models Fight Back Against Subscription Fatigue
May 26, 2021  |  Subscriptions

As the U.S. emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the businesses who profited from the stay-at-home economy during its grasp now have to ask...

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‘NASCAR’ Checkout Pages Are Back – And Merchants May Not Mind
‘NASCAR’ Checkout Pages Are Back – And Merchants May Not Mind
May 25, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Cryptocurrency is good for many things — trading, investing, speculating, paying for cybercrime — but as a means of payment for transactions, it leaves a...

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Fiserv Sees Big Uptake Of Venmo-like Touchless Retail POS Payment Systems
Fiserv Sees Big Uptake Of Venmo-like Touchless Retail POS Payment Systems
May 25, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Masks are coming off, restaurants are humming again, summer’s almost here and there’s a palpable optimism in the air. Beneath increasingly sunny skies are breakout...

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FIS’ Lowthers: Connected Economy Must Pass The ‘Mom’ Test
FIS’ Lowthers: Connected Economy Must Pass The ‘Mom’ Test
May 20, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

Consumers, amid the pandemic, have garnered an appreciation for all things digital. They’ve also gained an appreciation for simplicity. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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In The Anatomy Of Consumer Payments, Connected Devices Have Brains And Heart
In The Anatomy Of Consumer Payments, Connected Devices Have Brains And Heart
May 17, 2021  |  Consumer Payments

It took a pandemic shove, but digital payments took flight over the past 15 months, soaring at the speed of economic urgency as consumers and...

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