Google has announced today that it's reorganizing all of its web and
mobile based payments systems and bringing them into one, simple and far - reaching product: Google Pay.
Not exact matches
LevelUp Boston -
based LevelUp launched in July 2011 as a
mobile payment platform.
The Toronto -
based innovation company creates enterprise platforms and consumer apps with emerging technologies in
mobile, video, augmented reality, 3D, artificial intelligence,
payments and blockchain.
• Passport, a Dover, Delaware -
based mobile payments company specializing in the transportation industry, raised $ 43 million in Series C funding.
PayPal already offers consumers credit through its PayPal Credit product, in which consumers load value onto their PayPal account, and it's conceivable if not likely that merchants will have the option to integrate the credit product as a
payment option into Paydiant -
based mobile wallets.
• Yoyo Wallet, a London -
based mobile payment platform, raised # 12 million ($ 15.3 million) in Series B funding, according to TechCrunch.
Charlotte, N.C. -
based Passport, which develops private - label
mobile payment apps for municipal parking and transit services, adopted Zenefits in February 2015.
Neale Fong - chaired Chrysalis Resources has announced its intention to enter the tech market by acquiring a Philippines -
based company which operates a
mobile banking,
payments and remittance platform.
Stripe, the San Francisco -
based startup that helps e-commerce sites accept online and
mobile payments, thinks you ought to go international — in a big way.
According to The New York Times, American Express led a $ 19 million strategic funding round, along with two other companies, for Payfone, a
mobile payment start - up
based in New York City.
Although Walmart may be challenging Apple in
mobile wallet
payments, it's likely more focused on holding off rival Amazon by using digital services to stay engaged with its consumer
base.
«These include the growth of contactless
payment options, including card -
based and
mobile tap - and - pay methods, the global adoption of EMV chip technology and the continued expansion of online commerce.»
Mobile money networks enable developing nations to leapfrog payment infrastructures like credit and debit cards, moving from cash - based societies directly to mobile -
Mobile money networks enable developing nations to leapfrog
payment infrastructures like credit and debit cards, moving from cash -
based societies directly to
mobile -
mobile -
based.
When it comes to
mobile payments, there are three types of
mobile payments or
mobile wallets available now: smartphone or wearables -
based payments, branded
mobile wallets from banks or credit card providers, and branded
mobile wallets from retailers such as Starbucks.
YellowPepper, a Miami -
based tech company, is undergoing a growth spurt, recently deploying its
mobile payments technology in Colombia, Ecuador and Mexico and looking to expand to other Latin American countries.
Together with this goal, another part of the funds will be spent to «promote bitcoins as a reliable currency and investment option, enlist more e-vouchers on our
mobile platform with a target to expand our user
base from 25,000 to around one lakh (100,000) within the next one year and ultimately become a bitcoin
payment gateway,» according to Zebpay cofounder, Saurabh Aggarwal.
China is a country that is rapidly developing, extremely QR code and
mobile payment savvy, and home to a large population of early adopters; if not for the government prohibitions, China would arguably be the «perfect» crypto investor
base and the place to market to.
Among companies
based in the Nordic countries are Snow Software, a software asset management company
based in Sweden; iZettle, a
mobile payments company in Stockholm; Extreme Iceland, a tour operator and travel agency
based in Reykjavik; and Clio Online, an education company in Copenhagen.
YellowPepper, a Miami -
based mobile banking,
payments and commerce startup focused on Latin America, believes that technology and partnerships have positioned the company well for the future.
There were also startups that focus on improving financial management for professionals such as Paper, a
mobile invoicing and
payment solutions for freelancers, as well as
mobile card -
based payments solution Cashlez.
Currently, the team is beta - testing customer
mobile wallets and a standalone Paytomat Mobile POS for both payment processing and a blockchain - based loyalty pr
mobile wallets and a standalone Paytomat
Mobile POS for both payment processing and a blockchain - based loyalty pr
Mobile POS for both
payment processing and a blockchain -
based loyalty program.
The three - day convention features panel and keynote speakers highlighting various aspects of financial services including alternative lending and credit, B2B
payments and finance, blockchain technology, data and algorithm -
based innovation, digital banking and personal finance, economic inclusion and financial health, entrepreneurship and investing, real - time cross-border
payments, insurance tech, issuing innovations, legal and regulatory issues, marketing and customer experience,
mobile wallets and
payments, new market research, next gen retail and commerce, PSO, as well as security and fraud.
Australian -
based Commonwealth Bank announced Wednesday (Feb. 21) that its customers would now be able to make contactless
payments via Samsung Electronics»
mobile...
«As we move into more regulation being applied, starting softly with anti-money laundering, it's already helping bring clarity to the market,» states Hans Henrik Hoffmeyer, senior vice president for
Mobile Services with Smart
Payments, a Nordic -
based Nets Group
payment service provider.
Where a few cryptocurrency terminals are wroth - trusting as preferred
payment method, where intermediaries charge high transactions costs, and where Bitcoin still has not been able to grow its adoption rate, and where mining is even today considered risky by a novice in the cryptocurrency world, Phoneum makes it easy and hassle - free with its
mobile -
based blockchain - powered mining algorithm.
PagSeguro Digital Ltd (NYSE: PAGS), a Brazil -
based mobile payment provider that focuses mostly on micro-merchants, small - and medium - sized companies, faces a «compelling» opportunity in its home market, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets.
«Any
mobile or web developer can tap PokitDok's APIs to build out a healthcare
based application or service, ranging from consumers scheduling a doctors» appointments, connecting to insurance companies for eligibility checks, or quick
payments or referrals in the doctor's office»
The Kansas City -
based company is now providing its
mobile payment technology to the City of St. Louis, allo... Read more
Kyohere is a Ugandan engineer and CEO of Beyonic, a Cloud -
based platform that lets businesses in emerging markets use
mobile networks for
payments.
As the fresh produce industry integrates new technologies throughout the supply chain, China has emerged as a leader in some key areas, especially technologies that reduce friction points for the consumer such as
mobile payments (with an estimated 94 % penetration rate in first tier cities), app -
based food delivery and, a big buzzword in China right now, «O2O,» or online - to - offline — which describes a range of technologies and strategies for using internet -
based tools to facilitate brick - and - mortar sales, and vice versa.
The survey queried patrons on their experiences with 15 technologies in five categories, some of which were tablet -
based ordering by the customer,
mobile applications, kiosk -
based ordering,
payment processes using smart credit cards or smart phones, and queue management (pagers for wait - time management).
As
mobile payment comes of age in the next two years, I think there will be a return to more subscription -
based dating solutions whether they be apps or
mobile web, where the long term incentives are better aligned for the operator and consumer.
Merchants pointed the finger at browser -
based mobile, providing the following responses when asked to «name the
mobile payment system at greatest risk for fraud»:
PRWEB - Jan 23 - This new integration partnership further supports the end - to - end
payment solutions needs of DatingPro's expanding
base of ~ 10K dating site and
mobile app merchants.
Discussions will cover:
mobile dating, social discovery, niche dating, back - end software, business models (ex: freemium),
payment methods and other new technologies for ASIAPAC
based dating and matchmaking.
Discussions will cover:
mobile dating, social discovery, niche dating, back - end software, business models (ex: freemium),
payment methods and other new technologies for Eastern European
based dating and matchmaking.
WEBWIRE — Aug 5 — Billing Revolution, a
mobile payments and billing solutions company, partners with Skout, a location -
based dating company, to enable both
mobile and web
based transactions.
Discussions will cover:
mobile dating, social discovery, niche dating, back - end software, business models (ex: freemium),
payment methods and other new technologies for European
based dating and matchmaking.
«We are working with our member banks,
mobile network operators and key handset partners to ensure that future
payment technologies are as easy, intuitive and secure as card -
based transactions are today.
Orange, T -
Mobile and Barclaycard have stated that over 40,000 high - street stores will be ready to accept their contactless
payment scheme, which is backed by secure SIM -
based transactions to ensure purchase protection for consumers.
According to a BGR source, Bank of America has started inviting select customers to trial its new
Mobile Wallet
payment service program
based on NFC technology.
Candian
mobile phone maker RIM has announced two of their BlackBerry handsets have gained MasterCard PayPass abilities for NFC
based contactless
payments — where the BlackBerry Bold 9900 and BlackBerry Curve 9360 smartphones are the first SIM -
based devices to gain this accreditation.
The security features of BlackBerry smartphones make RIM the ideal partner for enabling NFC -
based mobile payments.»
T -
Mobile has expanded its customer
base over the year by offering deals that separate phone
payments from service
payments, allow users to bring their own phones, and offer discounts for buying larger amounts of data.
The index utilizes a rules -
based methodology that is designed to identify the companies using disruptive technologies in each of ten thematic areas: Healthcare Innovation, Internet of Things, Clean Energy and Smart Grid, Cloud Computing, Data and Analytics, FinTech, Robotics and Artifi cial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, 3D Printing, and
Mobile Payments.
The latest changes create a role to play by third - party providers such as California -
based Plastiq and
Payment Source of Vancouver — two companies that allow you to pay your tax bill with a credit card through their websites or, in Plastiq's case, through their
mobile app as well.
Mobile payments security fears, roadblocks As chip -
based credit card
payments slow down checkout lanes and cause confusion at the cash register, some analysts predict frustrated cardholders will start reaching for their phones instead.
As we have previously argued the ubiquity of
mobile -
based payment services across the spectrum of off - grid energy access routes from SHS to microgrids reduces the burden of complexity enormously.
According to a Forrester report,
mobile -
based payments that cater to small businesses, like Square, are expected to reach $ 142 billion in volume by 2019.
Examples including new
payment methods,
mobile apps, lending and funding systems, such as crowdsourcing platforms, cloud
based budgeting, accounting and finance software, and back office processing.