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eBay claims that m-commerce success requires stronger foundation

11/14/2011 Julie Campbell

eBay has led a group of retailers, trade bodies, and network operators from across several industries and has used a “Mobile Manifesto” to announce to the UK government that m-commerce will only take off if a better network infrastructure is prioritized. According to eBay research, almost 50 percent of smartphone users in the United Kingdom are unable to take part in mobile shopping activities due to limitations in their mobile internet speeds. eBay worked along with Populus, a research agency, to determine that 45 percent of smartphone users did not…

Who among the leading UK retailers has gone mobile?

11/13/201111/12/2011 Stephanie Beck

Though most of the most popular online merchants in the United Kingdom have found their way into mobile commerce, surprisingly, there are still 12 of the top retailers in the country who have not yet established any mobile presence whatsoever. That said, these figures still demonstrate that mobile commerce has definitely made its way into the United Kingdom mainstream throughout the last year, and that the majority of retailers have recognized that mobile offers a significant opportunity for boosting revenues. A report issued by eConsultancy digital marketers, called the “Conversion…

Security holds back the progress of mobile commerce in the UK

10/22/201110/21/2011 John Montgallo

Mobile commerce continues its ambitious, albeit sluggish, growth around the world. With an ever increasing number of NFC-enabled smart phones emerging into the commercial market, mobile commerce is quickly recombining inevitability. While the day may be coming when all transactions are made using a smart phone, such a day may still be far into the future. Mobile commerce is facing major security concerns regarding how safe a person’s financial information really is when it is stored on mobile devices that are easily stolen or hacked. In the UK, the security…