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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Mastercard: New Use Cases Prep for ‘Total’ eCommerce Tokenization by 2030
Mastercard: New Use Cases Prep for ‘Total’ eCommerce Tokenization by 2030
December 19, 2024  |  Mastercard

Credit cards have long been a catnip for criminals. The lure is undeniable. “Your account number is valuable — it has personal information that if...

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Klarna Opens Pay-Later Offerings to Canadian Apple Pay Users
Klarna Opens Pay-Later Offerings to Canadian Apple Pay Users
December 11, 2024  |  BNPL

Klarna says its pay later options are now available to Apple Pay users in Canada. The Swedish payments company announced the new integration Wednesday (Dec....

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dLocal Becomes Certified Payment Initiation Service Provider in Brazil
dLocal Becomes Certified Payment Initiation Service Provider in Brazil
November 26, 2024  |  Cross-border Payments

Cross-border payment platform dLocal can now facilitate Pix payments directly within the Open Finance ecosystem, without redirecting users to bank apps. The company gained this ability by...

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Digital Identities, Wallets and Tokens Give Consumers Passports to Commerce
Digital Identities, Wallets and Tokens Give Consumers Passports to Commerce
November 25, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

The concept behind tokenization is straightforward. Sensitive data (often personal information) is replaced with a non-sensitive, digital representation (token). The simple concept is helping secure...

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J.P. Morgan Weighs In on Retail’s Three Big Moments of Truth
J.P. Morgan Weighs In on Retail’s Three Big Moments of Truth
November 25, 2024  |  Retail

We all heard the saying as kids when parents and teachers offered up these words of wisdom: You only get one chance to make a...

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Digital Wallets Gain Traction: Nearly Half of US Consumers Tap In
Digital Wallets Gain Traction: Nearly Half of US Consumers Tap In
November 23, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

In the U.S., digital wallets have become popular for everyday transactions, yet their full potential remains largely untapped. While smartphones are everywhere, and digital wallets...

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Two-Thirds of Digital Wallet Users in France Use Them for Everything but Payments
Two-Thirds of Digital Wallet Users in France Use Them for Everything but Payments
November 22, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

Digital wallets are becoming essential tools for French consumers, especially as the country embraces the convenience of mobile payment solutions. In the past year, 38%...

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India Expanding X-Border Payment Connections With Neighbors
India Expanding X-Border Payment Connections With Neighbors
November 20, 2024  |  Cross Border Commerce

India’s central bank says the country is making mobile payment links with several countries. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor T Rabi Sankar discussed those...

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Google Pay to Add BNPL Options From Afterpay and Klarna
Google Pay to Add BNPL Options From Afterpay and Klarna
November 19, 2024  |  BNPL

Google Pay is expanding its buy now, pay later (BNPL) options with the addition of Afterpay and Klarna. Afterpay’s BNPL is now available to consumers...

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