18-Aug-10
Canadians Portrayed as Avid Technology Users, But Wary of Mobile Banking and Commerce (KPMG International Survey)

Despite major concerns over privacy and data security, people around the world are rapidly adopting the mobile internet as an easy and convenient method of carrying out everyday transactions, including banking and shopping, according to KPMG International's survey Consumers & Convergence IV. Only 19 percent of Canadians feel comfortable using their mobile phone for financial transactions. . Read more...

28-Jul-10
British Columbians Flock to Online Banking More Than Other Canadians

More than any other group of Canadians, British Columbians love to bank online according to a new study by the Canadian Bankers Association. The bi-annual survey found that 72 per cent of BC residents reported conducting banking transactions online during past year, a significant jump of 15 percentage points from 2008 and a full nine points higher than the national average of 63 per cent.. Read more...

22-Jul-10
KPMG Survey: Mobile Banking Steadily Gaining Acceptance Among U.S. Consumers

Mobile banking and the use of mobile devices such as cell phones, smartphones, and personal digital assistants (PDAs) for financial transactions and payments are increasingly gaining acceptance among U.S. consumers, according to results of a survey conducted by KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm. . Read more...

21-Jul-10
Mobile App Store Downloads to Reach 25 billion by 2015, Juniper Report finds

Hampshire, UK – 20th July 2010: As network operators and vendors increasingly deploy their own dedicated app stores, a new Juniper Research report has found that the annual number of consumer-oriented handset downloads is expected to rise from less than 2.6 billion in 2009 to more than 25 billion in 2015.. Read more...

19-Jul-10
New IDC Financial Insights Survey Shows Mobile Banking Usage Nearly Doubled Since Last Year

FRAMINGHAM, MA, July 12, 2010 – IDC Financial Insights today announced the availability of a new report, 2009 Consumer Mobile Banking Preferences Survey Results – Waiting for Takeoff (Document #FIN223735, July 2010) that reveals that mobile banking has seen an increase in usage and in institutions offering the service in the last year. In fact, reported mobile banking usage has almost doubled since last year's survey. However, according to the survey, while mobile banking may have finally turned the corner with customer acceptance, it is not a mainstream channel and in order to be successful, financial institutions need to be strategic about their mobile offerings. In addition, realistic expectations, an understanding that there are few to no revenue opportunities around mobile currently, and the backing of senior management, are all key to mobile success.. Read more...

15-Jul-10
Mobile Commerce Market to Be Driven by Mobile Ticketing Growth, Exceeding $100bn Transactions Within 2 Years

A new study by Juniper Research forecasts that rapidly increasing usage of mobile devices for tickets for all kinds of travel and entertainment plus sports events will be one of the main factors driving the growth of mobile commerce. Mobile ticketing transactions are forecast to exceed $100bn (based on gross transaction value) as soon as 2012: this is more than double the market in 2010.. Read more...

14-Jul-10
Mobile Banking Use Rising, But Customers Say No to Paying More

While the use of mobile banking is going up, smartphone users don't want to pay extra to do their banking from their devices, and banks aren't making money yet from the mobile services, says a new survey from IDC.. Read more...

06-Jul-10
Contactless payments – just hype?

Research from Datamonitor, a market analyst firm, suggests that the much hyped contactless payment market may be a long way off from becoming the norm in the UK despite trials by various retailers. . Read more...

05-Jul-10
Mobile Payment (Mobile Money) - A Global Strategic Business Report - New Market Report Published

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Mobile Payment (Mobile Money) in US$ Million and Number of Users at Service Provider's Level by the following technology types: Near Field Communications (NFC), SMS Mobile Payment, Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), and Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for each region for the period 2006 through 2015. . Read more...