BROWSING: Mobile Commerce

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on those sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! 'M-commerce' experience is...

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Verizon brings two-way...

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Figuring out the...

The international remittance market will reach $610 million this year ORLANDO--Digital financial services will represent a huge business opportunity for banks and telecoms operators in the comings years due to the increasing penetration of mobile telephony in the global unbanked population, the Amdocs Mobile Financial Services...

Rural penetration goal of China Telecom, Alibaba partnership Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has partnered with compatriot state-run mobile operator China Telecom to boost the adoption of mobile commerce in rural and isolated localities across China. Under the agreement, Alibaba and China Telecom will offer 14 models of mobile phones, named...

Prediction No. 1: Merchant- and bank-branded mobile wallets vs. third-party wallets. • Apple Pay has some early momentum right now. They have created interest and that will drive consumer comfort with mobile payments – whether it’s Apple Pay, Google Wallet, Pay Pal, merchant-branded, bank-branded or other...

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...

Why don’t consumers wholeheartedly embrace the ease and convenience of mobile payments? Quite simply, they are worried about the security risk. That’s understandable, given that trust in the security of personal

The one thing that I’ll say about this industry is it never fails to surprise. 2013 will be no exception. Overall, we’ll see much more emphasis on mobile operators trying to take back the subscriber

MEF, the global community for mobile content and commerce, starts the new-year by unveiling its mobile predictions for the next twelve months. The international trade association is ideally placed

Mobile commerce in Brazil is rising. Purchases made from tablets and smartphones doubled in 2012, reaching 10% of total e-commerce sales, according a survey conducted by the Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (Camara-e.net) with its members of the retail committee. Follow RCR Wireless News—Americas on Twitter, Facebook and subscribe to...

With mobile phones set to become as indispensable as a wallet for buying goods and services, mobile payment developments are rapidly gathering pace and different service providers are competing for their slice of the pie.

If you look around as you shop in a store and find people using their phones, you may not guess what one-third of them are doing.

If the recent holiday shopping season showed us anything it’s that what the Internet began – with the ability to offer up every imaginable toy and product, all from the comfort of your armchair (and with free shipping to boot) – the smartphone has taken to the next level. The undeniable trend from the 2011 holiday season is that smartphone scanning will become pervasive.

The explosion in Brazil's class C population -- defined as families with monthly incomes of $660 to $2,850 -- has been accompanied by changes in consumer spending habits by members of that class, especially in the mobile phone market.

The strongest venture from within U.S. carrier ranks in m-commerce is doubling down, if you will, on its collective bet to the tune of $100 million.Verizon Wireless (VZ), AT&T Inc. (T) and T-Mobile USA Inc. (DTEGY) are gearing up to invest at least that...

How do you shop? Do you prefer to go to the mall or are you one of those people who buy everything through the Internet? A global survey from IBM Corp. with 30,000 people around the globe showed that when it comes to shopping,...

DUBLIN, Calif. — August 24, 2011 — Mobile operators around the globe consider IP Exchange (IPX) an essential ingredient for next generation wireless services, according to a new study ("IPX: New Interconnect Strategies for Operators") of global operators commissioned by Sybase 365, a subsidiary...

Verizon Wireless (VZ) is now the second major carrier in line for integration with American Express Co.'s (AXP) burgeoning digital commerce platform Serve.Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) snagged the first carrier deal with American Express two weeks ago. It will also be the flagship carrier...

Venture-capital investments in the mobile sector are soaring, led by media and applications, commerce and payments and healthcare, according to a new report from Rutberg & Co.VC investment in mobile is at the largest level ($3 billion in the first half of the year)...

Worldwide mobile payment users will surpass 141.1 million in 2011, a 38.2% increase from 2010, when mobile payment users reached 102.1 million, according to Gartner. Worldwide mobile payment volume is forecast to total US$ 86.1 billion, up 75.9% compared to 2010. However, despite these...

Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) continues to forge a different path in mobile commerce that sets it apart from the other top carriers in the United States. Today the company announced that will be the first carrier partner for American Express Co.'s (AXP) Serve.The somewhat...

Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Analyst Angle. We've collected a group of the industry's leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. This week marks the start of the second half of 2011 – a perfect time...

NFC is going to change how we behave and significantly enhance mobile marketing according to Mohammed Khan President and Founder of Vivotech, an NFC software and systems firm with 70% market share.Speaking in Singapore at the GSMA mobile money summit, Khan said it was...