Tag: mobile commerce services

Launch of Vodafone mobile payments service completed in India

Stephen Vagus
india mobile commerce, standard qr code

Vodafone announces the completion of M-Pesa launch in India Vodafone, a leading international telecommunications organization, has announced that the roll out of its M-Pesa mobile payments service has been completed in India. The company has been expanding the availability of its mobile commerce service over the past several months. Vodafone is currently considered quite an influential force in the mobile space and intends to see the use of its M-Pesa service see global adoption in the relatively near future. Mobile commerce in India is highly active India is home to…

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Competition in mobile commerce explodes due to rapid growth

Stephen Vagus
U.K. Mobile Payments

Growth of mobile commerce creates an over abundance of competition Mobile commerce has grown very quickly over the past few years. Consumers have shown that they are very interested in mobile payments and shopping from their smartphones and tablets, which has lead to a surge in new startups offering services to accommodate this interest. Mobile commerce can be a very lucrative field, but establishing a strong presence in the market has become very difficult for both well established companies and new startups. Demand for services is high, but so is…

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Consumers ready for a new generation of mobile commerce

Stephen Vagus
mobile commerce and NFC technology

Mobile commerce is making progress with consumers around the world SAP AG, a leading enterprise software company, has released a new study that suggests consumers are ready to embrace a new generation of mobile commerce services. The study was conducted in 17 countries and found that eight out of 10 consumers are asking for more mobile interactions with financial service firms, telecommunications companies, retailers, utilities, and other businesses. Mobile payments have become one of the most favored forms of commerce among these consumers, many of whom claim that making payments…

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Monitise and IBM team to bring new mobile commerce services to Europe

Jennifer Goula
mobile commerce services

Mobile commerce services coming to Visa Europe Monitise, a mobile commerce firm, has teamed with IBM to provide new services to member banks of Visa Europe. Together, the two companies will work to promote mobile commerce services that are linked to cloud computing technologies from IBM. Introducing cloud computing to mobile commerce is not a new idea, but very few companies have managed to accomplish this feat successfully. Cloud computing could help bring a new level of security to mobile commerce that may make consumers more comfortable with purchasing products…

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Mobile commerce and guns do not mix, according to Square

Jesse Collins
Square Inc. mobile payments nfc technology

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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