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

Baidu Joins Mobile Payments Race in China
Baidu Joins Mobile Payments Race in China
April 17, 2014  |  News

The Baidu Wallet provides money transfers, payments and wealth management services.

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The $160 Billion Burning a Hole in Apple’s Pocket
The $160 Billion Burning a Hole in Apple’s Pocket
April 14, 2014  |  Commentary

Everyone’s favorite payments parlor game is speculating about what, if anything, Apple plans to do in the mobile payment space. Just last week, we heard...

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Report: Apps Taking Up More Of Consumers’ Mobile Time
Report: Apps Taking Up More Of Consumers’ Mobile Time
April 14, 2014  |  Hmmm

Consumers on average spend nearly three hours a day on their mobile devices. Whereas only a few years ago mobile Web browsing consumed much of...

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The Doctor is in … On Your Smartphone
The Doctor is in … On Your Smartphone
April 11, 2014  |  Payment Methods

Needles are painful, no matter how you cut it. Healthcare payments, however, don’t have to be. InstaMed Go, is a new payments solution that will...

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Web Sales Reshape Pizza Market
Web Sales Reshape Pizza Market
March 11, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

Online ordering has led to increased sales for pizza restaurants able to invest, while others have been hurt as competitors move to a bigger Web...

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OpenTable Tests mPayments Feature
OpenTable Tests mPayments Feature
March 11, 2014  |  Cool

OpenTable, an app that allows users to reserve tables at participating restaurants, is now testing a mobile payments function in a pilot based in San...

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Loyalty Reinvented: How Mobile Payments Can Thrive
Loyalty Reinvented: How Mobile Payments Can Thrive
March 10, 2014  |  Cool

03 March 2013 Loyalty, which helps drive consumer behavior when it comes to payment choice, will be equally important in mobile commerce. But it will...

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