Mobile payments may be a boon for disaster recovery

Mobile payments disaster recovery

Mobile donations help raise money more quickly for disaster recovery efforts Mobile payments are often seen as a way for retailers and other businesses to engage consumers that have become tethered to smartphones and tablets. The mobile commerce sector may prove quite beneficial to charitable organizations that assist in recovery after a natural disaster, however. Recent natural disasters in Japan and the Philippines have shown that mobile devices can increase the inflow of monetary support for those suffering from catastrophic events, especially when these devices are being used to promote…

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