Canadians may favor mobile commerce for holiday shopping

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Mobile commerce can make holiday shopping more enjoyable Canadian consumers may be looking to avoid going to physical stores during the 2013 holiday season, according to a new study from Pollara, which was conducted on behalf of PayPal Canada. The study suggests that mobile commerce has provided a reasonable alternative to traditional shopping experiences. Notably, through mobile shopping consumers would be able to avoid long lines at checkout as well as the other stresses associated with holiday shopping. Study shows consumers favor mobile platforms The study suggests that more than…

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Mobile commerce in Canada could see top numbers in smartphone payments

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Canadian mobile commerce companies may experience record number of payments made over smartphones. As the news is released that the initial launch of the first smartphone payments for mobile commerce could be in as little as six months, thousands of retailers in Canada have already integrated the necessary equipment to make it possible for consumers to use those devices to pay for their purchases. This has made the country a leader in the development of a mobile payment system, causing many to start speculating if it could make cash obsolete…

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Ottawa, Canada, to be home to new mobile payment parking system

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PayByPhone brings mobile payments to Canadian parking PayByPhone, a provider of payment systems designed for parking spaces, has announced that Ottawa, Canada, will be the latest home for its NFC-based payment system. Ottawa is the latest major North American city to host the company’s systems for parking spaces. The system allows drivers to pay for parking space and extend parking times using  mobile application and an NFC-enabled mobile device. Ottawa is the first city in Canada to adopt the PayByPhone system.  Depending on the success of the system, it may…

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