Mobile Payment Strategies Report: Opportunities & Markets 2011-2015

A new study from Juniper Research has determined that the total value of mobile payments for digital and physical goods, money transfers and NFC (Near Field Communications) transactions will reach $670bn by 2015, up from $240bn this year. These forecasts represent the gross merchandise value of all purchases...

Research Report: Positioning for Payments in the New Mobile-Social Technology Era

We are at the beginning of a new technology cycle as consumer adoption of mobile and social media extends the reach of the web and integrates those media into the physical world. Facebook is only eight years old, and yet its planned $5 billion IPO is the largest Internet IPO ever. As in every new technology...

Mobile Industry Predictions Report: 2012

The Yankee Group has just released its free 17-page 2012 Annual Predictions Report, which looks into what the future has in store for the ever-growing mobility landscape. Overview: The world is in transition and in the year ahead, mobile will be both the protagonist and the subject of this instability....

Isis Selects Gemalto for NFC and Mobile Payment Services

Gemalto has been selected by Isis to secure its mobile commerce platform through Gemalto’s Allynis Trusted Service Manager (TSM) solution. Isis, the mobile commerce joint venture between AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless, will provide consumers and...

Why Google Wallet Will Own the Mobile Payment Space

Almost four months after Google first revealed its new mobile payments application, Google Wallet, the app is finally rolling out to the masses this week. Unfortunately, only a few smartphones – including the Samsung (SEO: 005930) Nexus S and Nexus S 4G – currently have the revolutionary chip built in....

Hidden Costs in Cell-Phone and Digital-Wallet Payment Services, Says Consumer Reports

While Americans are still using plenty of cash, checks, credit and debit cards to pay their bills, new electronic methods such as paying by cell phone or digital wallets are emerging. Before jumping in, consumers should be aware of the disparity in loss liability and consumer protections they offer,...

How ISIS Consortium Screwed Itself Out of Mobile Payments Market

There has been a huge scrum amongst the smartphone players to capture the market for phone-based purchases. In a very surprising move, the major US-based carriers simply gave up. Isis, the mobile payment system sponsored by Verizon, AT&T and TMobile, announced that it had signed deals with Visa,...

Mobile Banking Markets and Opportunities Report Announced by Research and Markets

Research and Markets  has announced the release of a new report, entitled “M-Banking Markets and Opportunities.” Mobile banking refers to a client-server system that is specifically designed for mobile devices, allowing banking customers to use handheld devices to...

BilltoMobile Adds Sprint, Extends Reach to 240 Million U.S. Customers

A year ago, few people in the U.S. had ever heard of BilltoMobile, a direct carrier billing company with roots in Korea. But the San Jose, Calif. company is fast emerging as a leader in the mobile payments space with direct billing arrangements with Verizon and AT&T and Friday, it’s adding Sprint to...

Mopay Forecasts Major Growth for Mobile Payments Industry in 2011

mopay, a payment solutions provider for online merchants, forecasts major momentum and movement in the global mobile payments industry in 2011. mopay has identified several trends to watch in 2011 that will have a significant impact on the burgeoning mobile payments industry, including massive growth of the...

Top Smartphones for the Holidays

Smartphone reviews and top smartphone models available by carrier. If you’re upgrading your smartphone for 2011, here’s a list of the hottest smart phones for the holidays. Aaccording to research firm Gartner, Android made up 25.5 percent of smartphone sales to end users in the third quarter, up...

U.S. Mobile Payment Market to Top $200 Billion by 2015, Says Research Report

A recent report from Aite Group forecasts that U.S. mobile bill payments will reach more than $200  billion in 2015. Aite Group interviewed more than 60 companies in the Fall of 2010 and produced a 65 page report that defines and segments the mobile payment industry, and includes an analysis of the...

Isis Mobile Payment Network Annonced by ATT, T-Mobile, and Verizon

Payment by mobile phone is one step closer now, as AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless have announced the launch of a  joint venture called Isis, to build a national network for subscribers to make purchase in physical retail stores using their smartphones. Isis’  initial focus will be on...

BilltoMobile Provides Direct Mobile Billing for Online Purchases by AT&T Wireless Customers

Online purchases can be billed directly to existing AT&T wireless service accounts, with the new agreement between BilltoMobile and AT&T. BilltoMobile will provide its Direct Mobile Billing payment service to AT&T’s wireless subscribers as part of a trial service. “We’re excited...