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Digital wallets could prove very expensive for conventional banks

Jorge Gonzalez
Digital Wallets - Bank

As these payment apps and services grow in number and use, banks could lose out on billions in transactions. Consumers worldwide are increasingly using digital wallets to complete transactions both online and while in-store shopping, which means that banks stand to lose out on billions in transactions that would traditionally have belonged to them. What has yet to be seen is if those banks will pivot to keep up with their primary online competition. As digital wallets such as PayPal, Apple, and others are adopted at a rapid rate in…

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Mobile wallet market to break $16.2 trillion by close of 2031

Stephanie Beck
Mobile wallet - Payments via smartphone

The world is moving evermore cashless, and consumers are turning to their phones for payments. As a growing number of countries worldwide trend toward cashlessness, the mobile wallet market worldwide is seeing striking growth. Even before the pandemic, it was already taking off, but contactless trends sent its use skyward. In 2015, the mobile wallet market was valued at $675 billion. By 2018, it had already risen to 1602.4 billion, and the number has only continued to climb. Among the factors that have helped to drive the use of payments…

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More than 1 in 4 patients want to use mobile wallets for healthcare payments

Jorge Gonzalez
Mobile wallets - Mobile Payments - credit card

A recent study showed that 28 percent of US patients would like to pay digitally or by app. According to the results of a recently conducted payments study, 28 percent of US patients would like to be able to make medical payments using mobile wallets or digital transactions. One of the biggest points of friction patients suffer in accessing medical care is in making payments. Certainly, the cost of care is a heavier burden, but the transaction methods available can also add substantial friction to a patient’s ability to conveniently…

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Mobile payments market to reach $42 billion this year

Jorge Gonzalez
Mobile payment market - smartphone transaction - Growth

Moreover, by 2032, it will have reached a CAGR of 30 percent and will be worth $590 billion. The mobile payments market is continuing its explosive growth, to the point that it is expected to reach a value of $42 billion by the close of this year. That will involve an astounding 30 percent CAGR that will bring it to $590 billion by the end of the next ten years as 2032 comes to a close. Though device-based transactions have been popular in some markets, they were slow to take…

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New PayPal mobile wallet app is ready for its big debut

Jorge Gonzalez
Mobile wallet app - PayPal app on phone

The completely overhauled “super app” will include all new options, services, and messaging. PayPal has given the go-ahead to move toward the launch of its newest mobile wallet app, which is expected to come with a full spectrum of additions. This digital payment application is now considered to be “code complete,” said the PayPal CEO. Dan Schulman, PayPal CEO, discussed the new mobile wallet app during the second quarter earnings call last week with investors. He called the application “code complete” and said that PayPal was preparing for a slow…

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