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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

Brazil’s The Bellwether For Mobile Payments
Brazil’s The Bellwether For Mobile Payments
December 09, 2014  |  International

Brazil is one of the fastest-growing payments markets in the world, with the most developed card market in Latin America and boasting 70 percent of...

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SimplyTapp’s Funding Boost
SimplyTapp’s Funding Boost
December 03, 2014  |  Mobile

SimplyTapp announced today that  it has raised $5.9M in a Series B financing round from unnamed new investors as well as existing investors Blue Sky...

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A Startup That Gives Thanks
A Startup That Gives Thanks
November 27, 2014  |  Mobile

Here’s a nice way to share a little holiday spirit: Mobile payments startup HouseTab will donate five meals to Food Bank for New York City...

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Smartphone Explosion Means Mobile Payments Worldwide By 2020
Smartphone Explosion Means Mobile Payments Worldwide By 2020
November 27, 2014  |  Financial Inclusion

By the year 2020, 90 percent of the world’s population over 6 years of age will have a mobile phone, making them candidates for mobile...

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Twitter Expands To Cards
Twitter Expands To Cards
November 26, 2014  |  Acquiring

There hasn’t been much chirping from Twitter executives about its payments plans recently, but on Tuesday (Nov. 25) the company announced its newest link into...

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Android Payments For Chinese Credit Cards
Android Payments For Chinese Credit Cards
November 26, 2014  |  International

China UnionPay, the country’s only payment card provider, is working on an Android payment app to join the Apple Pay implementation that UnionPay is expected...

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