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Mobile Payments Will Top $1 Trillion Worldwide by 2017 [REPORT]

Thursday, November 15, 2012 21:21
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Consumers and businesses worldwide will make more than $1 trillion in purchases from mobile devices by 2017, as the technology enabling mobile payments becomes increasingly common, according to a new report from IDC, a market research firm.
IDC predicts that the vast majority of these payments will come from mobile commerce, which includes things like making purchases through a company’s mobile website. NFC payments will make up a significant chunk as well, as this technology comes to more smartphones and retailers upgrade to point-of-sale terminals.
“The growing prevalence of smartphones is enabling a variety of mobile payment methods, which combined are becoming a significant sha… Continue reading…
More About: e-commerce, mobile payments, smartphone

source: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/h95RGuLfvXs/



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