Digital Money in Pakistan – 2013 Report

Research and Markets’ Digital Money in Pakistan has been designed specifically for the use of global players such as banks, operators and technology providers. They fill a gap in the market, and although offered at a report price, this is not a run-of-the-mill paper report. R&M coined the term...

Delineating the Mobile Value Chain: A Holistic View of Mobile Payment

As excitement surrounding mobile payments develops, most of the focus has been placed on the wallet apps such as Google Wallet and Isis jockeying for position. However, the success of a mobile payments system will depend on far more than which piece of software will be used on the most devices. A fully...

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 Contactless Payments Summit: Oct. 17-18, 2011, Chicago, IL

Strategic Solutions Network (SSN) will welcome an estimated 400 executives from leading retailers, banks, carriers and technology companies to attend the Mobile Contactless Payments Summit  October 17-18th, 2011 at the W Chicago City Center. The 3rd Mobile Contactless Payment Innovations Summit is part...

Research Report: 2011 Contactless Near Field Communication (NFC) Mobile Payments

Javelin Strategy and Research has release a new report entitled “2011 Contactless Near Field Communication (NFC) Mobile Payments: Framing Mobile Payments on the Foundation of Mobile Banking.” Mobile payments have been the source of much excitement for over half a decade, with the latest focus...

Chinese Company B.Shark to Extend Mobile Payment Offering to Physical Goods

Years ago, operator billing was only applied for value-added services such as ringtones, ring back tones, wallpaper, news, music, and the like. Later it was applied to other fields such as mobile games, game tools and the mobile application market. Now, operator billing is extending to more and more fields,...

B.Shark Holds Forum on Who Will Play a Leading Roll in Mobile Payments

B.Shark, a Chinese company offering worldwide mobile payment solutions, recently collaborated with SPforum, the largest microblog dedicated to the Mobile Internet industry in China, to hold a forum about who will play the leading role in worldwide mobile payments. The discussion was lively, and experts from...

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,...

Mobile Banking and Payments Report: The Role of the Mobile Phone as a Banking Device

With over 2 billion users worldwide, mobile phone usage penetrates every core demographic of the world’s population. Research and Markets has announced the release of a new report entitled “ Mobile Banking and Payments.” The report assesses the role of the mobile phone as a...

PayPal Introduces Mobile to Mobile NFC Money Transfers

PayPal introduced its money transfer widget at the MobileBeat technology conference in San Francisco on Wednesday. PayPal’s new widget uses Near-Field Communications technology, which lets you pay for purchases with a wave of your smartphone. PayPal’s widget allows for money transfers between two...

Chinese Mobile Game Developers Discuss Expansion to Overseas Markets

Recently the SPforum Blog, the largest microblog dedicated to the Mobile Internet industry in China, held a forum with topics on how Chinese game developers can expand to overseas markets. The discussion was lively, and more than 100 top Chinese game developers participated. Some highlights from the forum...

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...

PayPal Sees Increase in Mobile Payments

PayPal estimates it could process as much as $3 billion in mobile device payments this year, as e-wallet options continue to expand in an increasingly competitive field. The San Jose, Calif.-based company, which originally expected to reach $1.5 billion in mobile payments, doubled its estimate as more...

PayPal, Apple and Nokia Lead in Mobile Payments Brand Trust

Trust and familiarity are the key drivers in consumer preference for mobile payment services, according to a new study. The survey by GfK NOP, a global market research agency, covered nine countries (US, UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, South Korea, Brazil and China) and included 8,603 online...

Mobile Payments Research Report 2011: Battle in a Fragmented Market

Research and Markets  has announced the addition of the “Mobile Payments – A Battle of Giants in a Fragmented Market” report to their offering. This study spotlights the mobile payment market, provides details about the related services and their technological aspects,...

Usablenet Integrates With PayPal’s Mobile Express Checkout for Mobile Website Payments

Usablenet has announced integration with PayPal’s mobile payments product, Mobile Express Checkout, to enhance payment offerings on clients’ mobile websites. Usablenet can now extend PayPal’s Mobile Express Checkout to mobile commerce websites and other supported solutions, such as mobile...

Mobile Payment Players to Watch in 2011

As consumers increasingly adopt smartphone technology and all the new app’s that go with it, mobile payment is becoming much more used and accepted, and companies including Google, Apple, and other smartphone players are providing mobile-payment enabling technologies such as near-field communications...

PayPal Reports 310% Increase in Mobile Shopping on Black Friday

As iPhone, Android phones, and other smartphone sales take off, online shopping is showing a commensurate move to the mobile platform. PayPal has released figures for Black Friday shopping sales, showing about 27% increase in overall Black Friday 2010 sales volume versus 2009 figures. Even more notable, the...

PayPal Looks for Growth Opportunities in Mobile Payment

PayPal’s growth is outstripping parent company eBay’s, due in part to the rapidly expanding mobile payment business. The company expects about $700 million in mobile transactions this year, though the amount still represents only about 1% of PayPal’s total transaction volume. Currently...