taiwan mobile commerce Archives

Mobile commerce to help Taiwan’s e-commerce sector reach new heights

09/08/201409/06/2014 Jesse Collins

E-commerce is growing quickly throughout Taiwan Taiwan’s e-commerce sector is expected to see major growth in the coming years. More people throughout the country are beginning to shop online as new services become available to them The Institute for Information industry has released a new report concerning this trend, highlighting the fact that e-commerce is becoming more attractive to these consumers because of its convenience factor. The growing adoption of mobile devices is also playing a role in the growth of e-commerce. Mobile shopping is becoming a powerful trend among…

Messaging apps may revolutionize mobile commerce

09/01/201408/31/2014 Stephen Vagus

Future of mobile shopping and payments may lie with messaging apps Mobile messaging applications may be the future of mobile commerce. A growing number of these apps are being released and many of them are being designed with mobile payments in mind. In some cases, these apps are meant to make mobile shopping more social, allowing users to share their purchases with those they have on their contact lists. Most of these apps simply aim to satisfy the demand coming from consumers who want their applications to do more than…

Yahoo sees promise in Taiwan’s mobile commerce scene

06/26/201406/24/2014 Sam Lambert

Yahoo Taiwan is beginning to take steps to engage mobile consumers Yahoo is looking to tap into the e-commerce market of Taiwan. The company’s Taiwanese division has taken note of the growing adoption of mobile devices and how these devices are beginning to have a major impact on consumer behavior. Yahoo believes that online sales will soon outpace sales coming from traditional, physical stores, with the Taiwanese e-commerce market reaching $33.34 billion in sales by the end of 2015. Nearly 40% of all online shoppers are using mobile devices Yahoo…

Chunghwa Telecom plans new mobile payments initiative

05/18/201305/16/2013 Jorge Gonzalez

Mobile payments are gaining ground throughout Asia Taiwanese telecommunications company Chunghwa Telecom has been showing some strong interest in mobile commerce lately. The company, like many others in its industry, has been taking note of the growing popularity of mobile commerce throughout Asia. Mobile payments are gaining ground as mobile devices become more readily available to a broader range of consumers throughout Asia. Chunghwa believes that the time is right to establish itself in the mobile commerce field and has targeted both QR codes and NFC technology in order to…

Taiwan to work to establish mobile commerce foundation next year

12/26/201112/26/2011 Jorge Gonzalez

Mobile commerce is expected to take off in Taiwan next year as more telecommunications companies begin to adopt NFC technology. Far EasTone, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the country, has announced that it will be working with the other four telecom companies in Taiwan to build a foundation for mobile commerce. Together, the companies expect that the number of NFC-enabled smart phones in the country will surpass 100,000, which means that mobile commerce market will be ripe with potential. The new telecommunications coalition has met with the Bankers…