Category Archives: Mobile Payments

M-Commerce: Outlook for mobile payments, banking and NFC services

Posted on 22/12/2011 by keithw

The advantages of D2B systems as a way to charge for mobile content The market for mobile remote payments can be segmented in the following categories: – Remote payments for mobile digital content: The purchase of digital content delivered to, … Continue reading →

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US$ 16 billion worth of international money transfers will be received using mobile phones in 2015

Posted on 31/10/2011 by keithw

What role will mobile handsets play in future payment and banking systems? The number of mobile money subscribers in emerging markets is forecasted to grow from 133 million users in 2010 at a compound annual growth rate of 40 percent … Continue reading →

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Tag reading is the richest NFC communication mode in terms of potential uses says Informa

Posted on 22/09/2011 by keithw

21 September 2011 Guillermo Escofet of Informa Telecoms & Media has been looking at Mobile ‘Near-field Communications’ services. This is one of those real opportunities that sees mobile extending the possibilities of what can be done with near-field-communication technology, not … Continue reading →

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Mobile apps user base to reach 438.9 million in 2015

Posted on 18/08/2011 by keithw

When you and I talk about ‘disruptive social media’ we would normally be talking about the affects of the medium on mobile network operator revenue flows, but for Christopher Schofield and Warren Calvert when they appeared in a UK court … Continue reading →

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