Tag: Juniper Research

Facial ID proves unpopular among consumers as a mobile payment security verification

L. Green
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A new Juniper Research study revealed that over 40 percent of iOS users don’t want to use this security tech. More than one in three iOS device users in the United States do not intend to use facial ID technology as a part of their mobile payment security. This, according to Juniper Research survey findings. The findings suggest that Apple’s own customers may not feel comfortable with the new facial recognition tech. Facial ID tech is among the latest Apple releases. However, its own customers seem to find voice recognition…

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Augmented reality apps get a shot in the arm from wearables

Julie Campbell
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According to findings from Juniper Research, AR applications will gain from enterprise head-mounted devices. Juniper Research has now released some of its newest findings, which have revealed that augmented reality apps stand to experience a significant boost once enterprise head-mounted devices begin to truly take off. The findings predicted that by 2019, these AR applications will have generated $2.4 billion in annual revenues. That type of income for augmented reality apps represents a considerable growth from the current trends. Last year, the earnings for those applications were estimated to have…

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Alibaba shows off new technology for mobile payments

L. Green
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Alibaba announces the Smile to Pay service, using facial recognition technology Alibaba has been showcasing some new technologies recently, including facial recognition technology that could change the way people pay for things. The company has announced a new service, called Smile to Pay, which is currently in a beta testing phase. Alibaba CEO Jack Ma showed off the new service during a recent event, which highlighted the way the service could be used to authorize mobile payments. The service could help add more security to the mobile commerce space, if…

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Mobile commerce, marketing, and ticketing are set to grow through 2019

Stephen Vagus
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Mobile technology has become very prominent in society as a whole Mobile devices have come to establish a prominent position in society as a whole. Many people are beginning to replace traditional entertainment platforms, such as televisions, with their smartphones and tablets, and these people are also using these devices to shop online and pay for goods and services. The growing importance of mobile technology among consumers has encouraged businesses to become more mobile-centric as well, especially when it comes to matters of commerce. Mobile commerce transactions expected to reach…

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Mobile commerce grows despite security concerns

Stephen Vagus
mobile commerce security

New report shows the growth of the mobile sector Juniper Research has released a new report concerning the growth of the mobile commerce sector. The report takes note of several trends that have emerged in the mobile market and provides insight into how these trends have affected the perception of mobile shopping among consumers. Notably, the report shows that security is one of the most problematic issues that consumers have with mobile commerce. Despite security concerns, however, people are still shopping and making payments with their mobile devices more than…

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