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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Truist First-Quarter Financials Show $1.3 Billion Net Income
Truist First-Quarter Financials Show $1.3 Billion Net Income
April 15, 2021  |  Earnings

Truist Financial Corporation has reported its earnings for the first quarter, with the net income available to common shareholders being $1.3 billion, according to a...

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Report: B2B’s Year Of (Real-Time) Payments Change — And What Lies Ahead
Report: B2B’s Year Of (Real-Time) Payments Change — And What Lies Ahead
April 14, 2021  |  B2B Payments

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South Africa Telco MTN Targets $5 Billion For Mobile Money Expansion
South Africa Telco MTN Targets $5 Billion For Mobile Money Expansion
April 11, 2021  |  Fintech Investments

South Africa-based MTN, the mobile phone company, has plans to value its mobile money arm at over $5 billion, a report from Financial Times (FT)...

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Report: Mobile Payments App Ualá To Acquire Digital Bank Wilobank
Report: Mobile Payments App Ualá To Acquire Digital Bank Wilobank
April 09, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Argentina’s mobile payments app Ualá plans to acquire Wilobank, the country’s first digital bank, Bloomberg reported on Friday (April 9), citing people with knowledge of the...

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Taco Bell President: ‘Restaurants Of The Future’ Will Tap Targeted Experiences
Taco Bell President: ‘Restaurants Of The Future’ Will Tap Targeted Experiences
April 09, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

The events of the last 13 months have presented the restaurant industry with unprecedented challenges, forcing them to reconsider everything from digital technologies to supply...

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BNPL Expands ‘Next Gen’ Label; Aims Across Demographics
BNPL Expands ‘Next Gen’ Label; Aims Across Demographics
April 09, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Younger consumers and buy now, pay later (BNPL) platforms became inseparable during the past year as the installment payment method grew during the pandemic. The...

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Sokin To Launch Enterprise Platform For X-Border Payments
Sokin To Launch Enterprise Platform For X-Border Payments
April 08, 2021  |  B2B Payments

United Kingdom-based global currency account provider Sokin will soon roll out its Sokin Enterprise payment platform, according to a Thursday (April 8) announcement. Get the...

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Afterpay, Adyen Team On Installment Payments
Afterpay, Adyen Team On Installment Payments
April 08, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) firm Afterpay has teamed up with payments platform Adyen to offer its installment payments to retailers around the world, according...

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Credit Unions Leverage APIs In Quest for Innovation
Credit Unions Leverage APIs In Quest for Innovation
April 08, 2021  |  Credit Unions

In the age of digital-first banking, the application programming interface (API) is where it all happens. APIs can help financial institutions (FIs) introduce new products...

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