# Wireless Payment Solutions The Paypal Here Mobile Card Reader is Getting a Tap-to-Pay Update By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2015-09-29 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paypal-here-mobile-card-reader References: [thegadgetflow](http://thegadgetflow.com/portfolio/paypal-here-mobile-card-reader/) & [paypal](https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/emv) The original [Paypal](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tech-friendly-beach-chair) Here revolutionized the way small business owners accept payment, but now the Paypal Here Mobile Card Reader is getting a much anticipated update. Set to release in October 2015, the new Paypal Here Mobile Card Reader will feature [swipe technology](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/swipe-to-finance) in addition to chip and pin technology and the coveted tap-to-pay technology. This innovative update will make [mobile payments for small business owners](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/payment-processing-terminal) that much more efficient, effective and safe for customers. Powered by EMV chips, which is a worldwide leader in chip card technology, the Paypal Here Mobile Card Reader features enhanced security features that will allow businesses to ensure customers that while they might not be using a large kiosk to pay that their information is no less secure. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 31% | Activity: 59% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Mobile Payment Solutions:** The Paypal Here Mobile Card Reader is improving the way small business owners accept payment with an innovative update, including tap-to-pay technology. - **Contactless Payment:** The tap-to-pay technology integrated into the Paypal Here Mobile Card Reader offers a disruptive innovation for the future of payment processing, creating more efficient and secure mobile payment solutions. - **EMV Chip Card Technology:** The Paypal Here Mobile Card Reader's integration of EMV chip card technology offers a disruptive innovation that enhances security features, making payment processing even safer for businesses and customers. ### Where This Applies - **Financial Services:** The financial services industry can leverage mobile payment solutions and contactless payment technology to offer efficient and secure payment processing that can help build trust with customers. - **Retail Industry:** The retail industry can adopt EMV chip card technology and tap-to-pay innovation to make payment processing safer and more efficient for customers, creating a seamless shopping experience and boosting sales. - **Small Business Industry:** Small businesses can benefit from the Paypal Here Mobile Card Reader's update with contactless payment technology, offering a more flexible and secure payment solution that improves customer experience and builds loyalty. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Tap-to-Pay Smartphone Services](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apple-tap-to-pay.md) - [Contactless Payment Accepting Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tap-to-pay.md) - [Payment Terminal-Enabled Mobile Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mobile-payment-terminal.md) - [UK Contactless Pay Expansions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tap-to-pay-1.md) - [IPP-Focused Finance Updates](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/adyen.md) - [All-In-One Tablet Payment Terminals](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-square-stand.md) - [Virtual Tap N' Pay Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tabby.md) - [Modernized Digital Checkout Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-checkout.md) - [All-in-One Restaurant Payment Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sumup-terminal.md)