Mobile Payments

Mobile Payments
Adyen Adding Tap to Pay to iPhones by End of 2022
April 07, 2022

Dutch payments group Adyen has teamed up with Apple to bring Tap to Pay to iPhones for U.S. customers later this year, allowing them to accept contactless payments on their mobile devices without adding other hardware or payment terminals. Tap to Pay on iPhone enables...

Mobile Payments
Mobile Devices Are Tool of Choice for One-Third of Consumers’ Online Shopping
March 24, 2022

When consumers make online purchases of food items, retail products, groceries or travel services, a growing share of them are doing it on mobile devices. The share is especially high when it comes to travel services. Among the consumers who made at least one purchase...

Mobile Payments
Tencent Eyes a Holding Company for FinTech WeChat Pay
March 23, 2022

Tencent, the Chinese tech giant, is looking into whether regulators will required it to have a financial holding company for its FinTech business, CNBC wrote Wednesday (March 23). This comes after a Bloomberg report that Chinese authorities are considering making Tencent create a financial holding...

Mobile Payments
Beyond Payments, FinTechs Face Big Challenge in Managing Heavy Lift of Mobile Money
March 14, 2022

Build versus buy is the perennial debate in all areas of technology. Nowhere is the choice more pressing than in payments, especially for FinTechs. Ingo Money CEO Drew Edwards told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster that enabling money mobility is a bit like buying a boat: It...

Mobile Payments
ACI Launches PayPal, Venmo Mobile Payment Options for IRS Filers
March 08, 2022

ACI Worldwide, a real-time payments software company, is offering PayPal and Venmo payments to federal taxpayers, according to a Tuesday (March 8) press release. ACI will be the first vendor to offer Venmo as a payment option for taxpayers filing their federal returns, the release...

Mobile Payments
Study: 94% of Mexican Consumers Use Mobile Banking
February 25, 2022

Mexico is seeing a surge in consumer interest in online payment and banking tools, particularly when it comes to mobile-optimized features. A recent report found that 94% of Mexican consumers use mobile banking apps or online banking services, even though the country has a large...

Mobile Payments
Intense Competition From Big Techs Keeps Nordic Payment Firms On Their Toes
February 22, 2022

Few industries have been unaffected by the ongoing pandemic, and while some businesses have suffered greatly, others have experienced strong growth. Like many businesses operating mobile wallets, Norway-based mobile payments firm Vipps has seen bumper usage since the onset of the pandemic. “From the payments...

Mobile Payments
GoDaddy App to Offer Mobile QR Code Payments
February 17, 2022

GoDaddy is offering a way to streamline payments for small businesses, both in eCommerce and in person, through QR codes for on-the-go transactions, a press release said Tuesday (Feb. 15). The release said the service would be ideal for small businesses, such as farmer’s market...

Mobile Payments
Facebook Unveils Split Payments For Messenger
February 09, 2022

Facebook has officially launched split payments for Messenger, two months after saying it was testing the new feature. The feature is now available in the U.S. on iOS and Android phones, letting users split bills evenly or customize the amount each person owes, Facebook said...