Stories Tagged as
Mobile payment
In China, economy dogged at decade's end
by
Jennifer Pak
Dec 25, 2019
China started 2009 weathering the global financial crisis and ends the decade battling slower economic growth and a trade war with the U.S.
Why Apple encourages holders of its new credit card not to swipe it
by
Ben Bradford
Mar 26, 2019
Apple’s launch event Monday for the first time included no new iPhones, Macs, Apple Watches or other devices.
Why can’t you pay for more things with a wave of your mobile phone?
by
Molly Wood
Feb 25, 2019
We were promised mobile payments, but seems they're off with the jetpacks somewhere.
How can mobile payments in China be greater than GDP?
by
Jennifer Pak
Jan 22, 2019
Some listeners balked when we reported $23 trillion in mobile payments there in 2016.
Going cashless in Shanghai
by
Jennifer Pak
Jan 15, 2019
Chinese mobile payment apps have surged in popularity. Could U.S. credit card companies compete?
PayPal's president says this Cyber Monday is all about mobile
by
Molly Wood
and Hayley Hershman
Nov 24, 2017
80 percent of Americans are expected to use their phones to shop this holiday season.
Checks are the economic dinosaurs Americans won't give up
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Emily Henderson
Aug 7, 2017
In the U.S., people wrote about 38 checks on average in 2015, compared to 18 in Canada, 8 in the U.K., and almost none in Germany.
For public good, not for profit.
Are chip implants the payment method of the future?
by
Kai Ryssdal
May 24, 2016
BuzzFeed’s Charlie Warzel had an RFID chip implanted in his hand and lived to talk about it.
Apple Pay debuts in China
by
Rob Schmitz
Feb 18, 2016
Apple's mobile payment system faces stiff competition in the world's second-largest economy.
Now you can authorize mobile payments with a selfie
by
Molly Wood
Jul 3, 2015
Buy some coffee, take a selfie. Buy a shirt, take a selfie. Buy some ice cream...