Mobile phones have increasingly become tools that consumers use for banking, payments, budgeting, and shopping. Given the rapid pace of developments in the area of mobile finance, the Federal Reserve Board began conducting annual surveys of consumers’ use of mobile financial services in 2011. This 78-page report, “Consumers and Mobile Financial Services” (March, 2015) examines trends in the adoption and use of mobile banking, payments, and shopping behavior and how the emergence of mobile financial services affects consumers’ interaction with financial institutions.
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A simple guide answering some frequently asked questions as well as debunking a couple myths about PCI compliance.
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Kohl’s to Launch Mobile Payments
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Research Reports
Sizing Person-to-Person Payments in the U.S.
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REPORT: Global Mobile Payment Market 2015-2019
Mobile payment is a form of payment where an end-user can initiate a transaction using amobile device for goods and services through communication networks or technologies.Mobile payment allows consumers to use a mobile device to pay for goods and services instead of using cash, check, and credit/debit cards. It is also referred to as mobile […]
REPORT: Mobile Payments 2015: Driving the Uberisation of the Economy
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Company Profiles
Ingenico Mobile Solutions
Ingenico Mobile Solutions provides secure, enterprise-level mobile Point of Sale solutions to more than 100,000 merchants worldwide.
LevelUp
LevelUp is an American mobile payments platform created by Boston, Massachusetts-based start-up SCVNGR. The LevelUp mobile application uses QR code technology to allow for mobile transactions to be made at local businesses via iPhone, Android and Windows phones.
MyCheck
MyCheck is a technology platform that enhances the merchant and user experience in hospitality via POS integrations. MyCheck allows restaurant groups and chains to own their own customized and branded mobile experience, either inside an existing app or in a new app that the company will develop for the brand. The platform is modular, so the operator chooses which functionalities to incorporate – pay-at-table, pay-at-counter, loyalty, CRM outreach, order ahead, delivery, etc. It integrates with more than 27 POS systems.
Kuapay
Kuapay is a payment service provider that combines digital wallet and mobile payments. The company is based in Santa Monica, California with offices in New York City, Santiago, Chile, and Madrid, Spain.