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.
7-Eleven Partners with PayNearMe for Mobile Payments at 7-Eleven Locations
7-Eleven has participated in various tests of mobile-payment technology with MasterCard (MA), Nokia (NOK), and others. On Nov. 16, the company said it would help customers who want to use their mobile phones for payments—yet lack credit or debit cards—by partnering with PayNearMe, a cash-payment network.
via BusinessWeek.
