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.

(source: investopedia.com)

Smartphone Shopping Not On Par With Smartphone Usage
Smartphone Shopping Not On Par With Smartphone Usage
February 13, 2015  |  Mobile Commerce

While smartphones seem to be progressively devouring the day for most Americans, mobile commerce and mobile payments are lagging far behind the other uses of...

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India Checks ‘Pocket’ For New Mobile Wallet
India Checks ‘Pocket’ For New Mobile Wallet
February 12, 2015  |  Merchant Innovation

Hoping to stay ahead of an increasingly competitive Indian mobile banking market, ICICI Bank announced that it will make its Pockets mobile wallet available on...

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Is Google Dumping NFC To Compete With Apple?
Is Google Dumping NFC To Compete With Apple?
February 12, 2015  |  Merchant Innovation

It seems Google might be considering moving beyond NFC in its quest to compete with Apple Pay, according to new data published in The Information.  ...

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Contactless Payment Card Shipments Surge
Contactless Payment Card Shipments Surge
February 12, 2015  |  News

The numbers are in, and according to the data, contactless cards are penetrating the market at an alarming and impressive rate. In new research released...

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