the United States’s
payments infrastructure industry,
in focus.

Core Payment System Challenges

20.9% of this theme group

Researchers highlight systemic issues in payment infrastructures, including cryptocurrency integration and service provider complexities.

Payment (67) · Payment system (26) · Cryptocurrency (13) · Payment service provider (14)

Social Payments: Innovation, Trust, Bitcoin, and the Sharing Economy

A Lawyer's Perspective on U.S. Payment System Evolution and Money in the Digital Age

Healthcare Payment Incentives

19.0% of this theme group

Studies examine how payment models affect physician behavior, costs, and quality within the health sector.

Health care (25) · Reimbursement (19) · Payment (67) · Incentive (17)

Rising hospital employment of physicians: better quality, higher costs?

Reforming the Primary Care Physician Payment System

Mobile Payment Security Concerns

17.4% of this theme group

Papers focus on privacy, computer security, and trust barriers hindering mobile payment adoption.

Mobile payment (58) · Payment (43) · Computer security (12) · Internet privacy (8)

Determinants of Mobile Payments: An Empirical Analysis

Secure Mobile Payment Systems

Financial Inclusion via Mobile Money

14.3% of this theme group

Research investigates how mobile payments aim to serve unbanked populations and expand financial services.

Financial inclusion (36) · Financial services (22) · Mobile payment (28) · Unbanked (10)

Mobile Banking and Financial Inclusion: The Regulatory Lessons

Mobile Money as an Information Utility That Touches Everyone: Refining the Vision for Financial Inclusion

Cashless Transition and NFC

11.0% of this theme group

Analyses explore the shift from cash to mobile and near‑field communication payment methods.

Mobile payment (33) · Mobile phone (7) · Cash (7) · Near field communication (3)

Banking on Mobiles: Why, How, for Whom?

Mobile Money: Implications for Emerging Markets

Data Breach Risks in Payments

9.6% of this theme group

Works assess vulnerabilities and privacy threats within electronic payment systems.

Payment (32) · Computer security (11) · Payment system (15) · Data breach (5)

Payment Systems and Privacy

Security of Electronic Payment Systems: A Comprehensive Survey

Mobile Technology Adoption Barriers

7.7% of this theme group

Studies identify factors influencing mobile commerce uptake and secure device communication.

Mobile technology (11) · Mobile device (10) · Mobile business development (9) · Mobile telephony (5)

Investigation of Factors for Adopting Mobile Commerce in Developing Country [Abstract]

Analyzing Secure and Attested Communication in Mobile Devices

Inclusion Risks of Mobile Money

37.2% of this theme group

Cautions about transaction costs and risk sharing that may limit financial inclusion benefits.

Financial inclusion (22) · Mobile payment (25) · Financial services (13) · Mobile banking (5)

Risk Sharing and Transactions Costs: Evidence from Kenya's Mobile Money Revolution

Innovations in emerging markets: the case of mobile money

Security Trade‑offs in Digital Payments

34.9% of this theme group

Authors warn of heightened security and market participation risks linked to mobile payment platforms.

Payment (40) · Mobile payment (24) · Database transaction (6) · Computer security (4)

Digital Payment and Its Discontents

Mobile payment and risky financial market participation: evidence from China

Payment System Reform Uncertainties

18.6% of this theme group

Analyses question the outcomes of prospective payment and reimbursement reforms in healthcare.

Prospective payment system (9) · Payment (22) · Reimbursement (6) · Payment system (10)

Strategic Patient Discharge: The Case of Long-Term Care Hospitals

The Medicare hospice payment system: a consideration of potential refinements.

Cryptocurrency Viability Concerns

9.3% of this theme group

Papers scrutinize economic and governance challenges surrounding digital and virtual currencies.

Cryptocurrency (8) · Digital currency (6) · Virtual currency (5) · Payment (10)

Bitcoin: Economics, Technology, and Governance

Bitcoin as money

Consumer Acceptance of Mobile Payments

20.4% of this theme group

Research shows how perceived security and knowledge drive continued use of mobile fintech services.

Mobile payment (71) · Marketing (20) · Payment (53) · Technology acceptance model (9)

An Empirical Study of the Impacts of Perceived Security and Knowledge on Continuous Intention to Use Mobile Fintech Payment Services

Impacts of mobile payment‐related attributes on consumers' repurchase intention

Blockchain for Fraud Prevention

18.5% of this theme group

Studies explore blockchain integration to enhance real‑time security and transparency in payment transactions.

Payment (80) · Database transaction (32) · Blockchain (18) · Cryptocurrency (17)

Integrating blockchain for real-time fraud prevention in payment systems

Payment Application Using Crypto Currencies

Mobile Money’s Development Impact

15.4% of this theme group

Investigations assess how mobile banking fuels socioeconomic growth in emerging economies.

Mobile payment (60) · Mobile phone (13) · Developing country (8) · Mobile banking (12)

A Qualitative Exploration of Mobile Money in Ghana

Mobile Money and Socioeconomic Development: A Cross-Country Investigation in Sub-Saharan Africa

E‑Commerce Payment System Evolution

14.1% of this theme group

Works analyze modern payment architectures and settlement processes supporting online commerce.

Payment (56) · Payment system (20) · Settlement (8) · Payment service provider (11)

A Theoretical Analysis of Payment Systems

Evolution of Payment Systems in E-Commerce: A Case Study of CRM Integrations

Secure NFC and Mobile Computing

13.0% of this theme group

Research proposes robust authentication and encryption methods for near‑field and mobile payment interactions.

Computer security (38) · Mobile computing (13) · Mobile payment (33) · Near field communication (8)

Identity Authentication Security Management in Mobile Payment Systems

A secure mobile electronic payment architecture platform for wireless mobile networks

FinTech for Financial Literacy

10.4% of this theme group

Papers highlight digital platforms that expand inclusion and improve financial knowledge among underserved groups.

Financial inclusion (37) · Financial services (25) · FinTech (13) · Financial literacy (8)

Advancing financial inclusion through digital payment platforms in emerging markets

Mobile money, digital financial inclusion, and evidence on saving and borrowing

Incentive‑Based Healthcare Payment Models

8.0% of this theme group

Studies present frameworks linking reimbursement structures to provider performance and patient outcomes.

Actuarial science (9) · Incentive (12) · Payment (36) · Reimbursement (7)

Using Medicare Payment Policy To Transform The Health System: A Framework For Improving Performance

Payment Models to Coordinate Healthcare Providers with Partial Attribution of Outcome Costs

New York City

27.1% across the displayed hubs

17 companies hiring · $9.1B disclosed funding

San Francisco

22.0% across the displayed hubs

15 companies hiring · $25.5B disclosed funding

Los Angeles

12.3% across the displayed hubs

6 companies hiring · $1.5B disclosed funding

Miami

9.6% across the displayed hubs

9 companies hiring · $417.8M disclosed funding

Atlanta

9.1% across the displayed hubs

12 companies hiring · $2.3B disclosed funding

Austin

7.8% across the displayed hubs

3 companies hiring · $617.6M disclosed funding

Chicago

6.6% across the displayed hubs

4 companies hiring · $268.5M disclosed funding

Las Vegas

5.5% across the displayed hubs

2 companies hiring · $379.3M disclosed funding