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The value of financial transactions carried out through mobile phones has been estimated to be $245 billion worldwide by 2014 in a new report by global consultancy firm Ernst & Young. Read Original Content
According to Juniper Research, worldwide mobile payments to merchants for physical goods will grow from $60 billion this year to over $170 billion by 2015. Read Original Content
By the end of the first quarter 2012, more than 7,000 U.S. Subway restaurants will accept contactless payments through the MasterCard PayPass platform. Read Original Content
The mobile payment platform Google Wallet is becoming more popular as Office Max and other popular retail stores have chosen to provide customers a mobile payment option when buying products. Read Original Content
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Research by Javelin shows that mobile banking usage among consumers has risen from 19 percent to 30 percent during 2011. Read Original Content
As many people expected the newly released iPhone 4s is not equipped with an NFC chip, however Apple is still selling the mobile payment card unit made by Square. Read Original Content
Visa Europe has announced that European customers will have access to two new mobile finance features, Person-to-Person and Alerts. Both features are run via a smartphone and increase mobile money abilities. Read Original Content
Wells Fargo earned the top spot in a new ranking released recently of the seven largest U.S. banks’ mobile offerings. Keynote Competitive Research compiled the “mobile banking scorecard” based on nearly 100 criteria in four main categories, developed from user testing and research. Read Original Content
According to comScore, mobile banking in Canada has increased 22 percent since March 2011. Read Original Content
Broadcom, a Wi-Fi chipmaker, has released an advanced NFC chip that is 90 percent more efficient than other chips currently being used in smartphones. Read Original Content
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Healthrageous Mobility Case Study
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