WikiPay Research

THE PROS AND CONS OF MAKING PAYMENTS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA PAYMENT PLATFORMS

This brief explores how social media offer a means of sending or received money through proprietary apps or apps like Venmo or Google Wallet. The pros and cons are discussed.

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THE CONVERGENCE BETWEEN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

In this Linkedin post, developments are examined as mobile phones are becoming banks in our hands (or banks are being embedded into our mobile phones). This convergence of telecom and financial services has competitive implications for both.

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A NEW PUSH FOR PUSH PAYMENTS

This white paper by Mastercard explains that as real-time payments increase globally, Card-based push payments (push-to-card) enable participants to send funds directly to consumers and small businesses via their payment card accounts. Receipt of funds via a payment card, typically a debit card linked to a deposit account, makes for a seamless consumer experience,

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