Cybersecurity could be a major barrier for mobile payments

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Mobile payments and e-commerce may suffer due to lackluster cybersecurity features The U.S. government may begin taking more aggressive steps to ensure companies take cybersecurity more seriously, especially when it comes to e-commerce and mobile payments. Consumers throughout the country have been enthralled by the concept of mobile payments and this form of commerce is becoming more common as businesses work to meet the demands coming from these consumers. The problem, however, is that cybersecurity is not typically taken seriously by these companies. Even those with a strong focus on…

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Mobile commerce and guns do not mix, according to Square

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Square restricts mobile commerce services concerning firearm sales Leading mobile commerce firm Square has made changes to its terms of service agreement that bar the purchase of firearms, ammunition, and other associated products and materials. The firm is seeking to limit the sale of products that it considers to be designed to cause physical injury. This move will not stop U.S. consumers from purchase firearms, of course, but they will not be able to do so through Square’s mobile commerce services. Mobile commerce makes slow progress in the US Mobile…

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PayPal and eBay promote mobile commerce to US government

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US government showing more interest in mobile commerce Mobile commerce has been growing quite popular among consumers, but it may soon establish a strong following within the U.S. government. Commerce titan eBay has deployed its government relations teams, as well as that from PayPal, in order to engage federal and state lawmakers in Atlanta. The state is host to the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Legislative Summit, a gathering of lawmakers throughout the country. Here, eBay has exposed these legislative officials the benefits of mobile commerce and e-commerce technologies. Consumers…

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Mobile commerce growth in the UK lags behind the US

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UK falls behind in terms of mobile commerce Judo Payments, a mobile commerce firm based in the United Kingdom, has released a new study that shows mobile commerce in the United Kingdom is lagging behind that of the U.S. While UK consumers have been showing more interest in mobile payments recently, mobile commerce has been growing at a faster pace in the U.S. The study aims to shed some light on this trend and identify some of the factors that may be influencing UK consumers to be leery of mobile…

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Mobile commerce embraced more slowly by U.S. than the world

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The global marketplace has adopted shopping over smartphones far faster than Americans. Market Probe International and Havas Worldwide have released the results of their most recent study which has indicated that the United States has fallen behind the rest of the world when it comes to the adoption of mobile commerce. Fewer than one in five online shoppers in the U.S. have used their devices for shopping purposes. The research indicated that only 16 percent of American online consumers have used mobile commerce to help them to shop. This is…

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