Mobile payments facing tremendous risks, says study

Mobile commerce Risks

Just as the transactions are beginning to gain some credibility, U.K. risk analysts say struggles are ahead. The adoption of mobile payments has been far slower than expected, and just as some were beginning to think that they were finally taking off, risk analysts from Riskskill, a U.K. consultant, have released a report that assesses that global market in a much more sobering light. It could be that there are a broad number of challenges and risks associated with that form of transaction. According to Bill Trueman, the CEO of…

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Mobile payments use is increasing, but so are security worries

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Experts are predicting that the amount of fraud will rise as the usage of these services grows. Though slow to start in terms of consumer adoption, mobile payments technology has the potential to revolutionize the way that purchases are made and transactions are completed. At the same time, as with any growth in technology popularity, this opens the door to fraud. Industry experts are finding that as the trend grows toward the use of mobile payments technology, so does the concern regarding its security and the protection that it provides…

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