Mobile Payment/page/3 news and trends

Alipay and WeChat Pay Add Links to Visa and Mastercard
Payment Methods // July 21, 2023

Visitors to China can now link their Visa and Mastercard accounts to the country’s most popular mobile payment applications, Alipay and WeChat Pay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

Real-Time Payments Gives Consumers Better Way to Manage Paying Bills
Real-Time Payments // April 07, 2023

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Grocers Rethink Scan and Go as Consumers Redefine Convenience
Retail // March 08, 2023

Mobile self-checkout, and specifically, scan and go, would seem a slam dunk for grocers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

Utilities Test Out New Role as Mobile-Payment CX Transformers
Digital Payments // May 09, 2022

Picture a lightbulb popping on above someone’s head. It’s a classic image denoting a good idea, and many utilities are having this exact moment now as digital transformation in billing and payments comes to what is arguably the original connected ecosystem — the utility grid....

Interviews & Exclusives
Mobile Phone Shoppers Are Mexican Merchants’ Best Friend

May 28, 2025
Over the past decade, annual growth in Mexico’s economy has zigzagged from 2.7% (in 2015) to minus 8.4% (2020) to 3.2% in 2023, IMF data shows. By contrast, Mexican consumers are on a straight upward trajectory when it comes to how they shop. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and […]

Real-Time Payments Gives Consumers Better Way to Manage Paying Bills

April 07, 2023
Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Utilities Test Out New Role as Mobile-Payment CX Transformers

May 09, 2022
Picture a lightbulb popping on above someone’s head. It’s a classic image denoting a good idea, and many utilities are having this exact moment now as digital transformation in billing...

The Rumor-Filled Race For The Connected Car Future

August 11, 2018
Americans do a lot of driving. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Quick Reads
Alipay and WeChat Pay Add Links to Visa and Mastercard

July 21, 2023
Visitors to China can now link their Visa and Mastercard accounts to the country’s most popular mobile payment applications, Alipay and WeChat Pay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to […]

Gig Workforce Payments Platform Payfare Opens Trading At $6

March 21, 2021
Payfare, the global financial technology company working in the field of pay solutions for the gig economy, has successfully completed an initial public offering (IPO) for $65.4 million, a press...

Tencent, UnionPay Agree On QR Code Standard To Streamline Mobile Payments

January 08, 2020
Caixin Global reports that Chinese mobile transaction company Tencent has decided to combine part of its authentication software with government-owned rival UnionPay. This collaboration will expand UnionPay’s market penetration and...

Newly Launched Apple Arcade Offers 100 Monthly Games For $4.99

September 19, 2019
Apple has officially released the Apple arcade, a gaming subscription service that costs $4.99 a month, according to a report by CNBC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...