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The Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio are using GoPayment, a mobile payment app, to process credit card transactions for this year's cookie season.
http://www.marketingvox.com/girl-scouts-turn-to-mobile-payments-for-cookie-season-apple-wins-patent-for-e-wallet-048781/
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Mobile banking growth in the United States continues to be fueled by aggressive adoption of smartphones and regular mobile Web use, according to Forrester Research.
http://www.mobile-financial.com/node/13674/Steady-mobile-banking-growth-to-drive-demand-for-better-functionality:-Forrester
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Bank of America, the leading U.S. retail bank, has reportedly started inviting select customers to trial its new NFC-based Mobile Wallet using BlackBerry smartphones.
http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/article/rim-teams-with-us-bank-on-nfc-payments
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An app surge and smartphone growth has set the stage for a mobile banking uptick. Mobile banking today is where online banking was 10 years ago.
http://www.cutimes.com/2010/08/11/app-surge-and-smartphone-growth-set-stage-for-mobile-banking-uptick
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2011 looks set to be the year NFC technology hits the high street, but many brands are yet to catch on to the contactless payment system.
http://www.nma.co.uk/features/near-field-communications/3023264.article
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As we enter 2011, one of the hottest mobile topics is shaping up to be mobile payments. Not only does it have the potential to stimulate growth in mobile shopping, but also parallel areas of mobile development like gaming, social media, LBS, and even search.
http://searchenginewatch.com/3641871
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Sixty-two percent of consumers with web-connected mobile devices are buying goods via a mobile device.
http://www.internetretailer.com/2011/02/10/62-consumers-have-purchased-goods-mobile-device
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Afghanistan has mobile money services that point to future widespread adoption of mobile banking.
http://janchipchase.com/2011/02/mobile-money-afghanistan-2/
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Mobile banking growth in the United States continues to be fueled by aggressive adoption of smartphones and regular mobile Web use, according to Forrester Research.
http://www.mobile-financial.com/node/13674/Steady-mobile-banking-growth-to-drive-demand-for-better-functionality:-Forrester
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Mobile payments are clearly changing many aspects of business and are likely to become a normal part of our financial lives. Analysts estimate that by 2014 the mobile payment market will be worth more than half a trillion U.S. dollars.
http://www.dynamicbusiness.com.au/news/coming-age-mobile-payments-232011.html
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Mobile is clearly the wave of the future for both brand marketers and retailers. Mobile apps, coupons and text messages all drive spending to the greatest degree. Brand websites, which help to make the shopping experience easier, show a significant impact on spending.
http://www.hubmagazine.com/html/2011/hub_41/mar_apr/2372303741/ryan-retail/
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Lockerz, a social shopping site aimed at users ages 13 to 30, announced that it is making its first move into the mobile world with the launch of a new smartphone website.
http://venturebeat.com/2011/02/11/lockerz-mobil/
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Over the next four years, with mobile commerce growing and people spending more time online, e-commerce spending will take off, increasing by some $100 billion at an annual rate of 10 percent.
http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/New_media_23/Ecommerce-is-poised-for-a-growth-spurt.asp
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In a bid to make shopping a pleasant and convenient experience for consumers, online shopping portal eBay has introduced m-commerce in India. The service will allow online shoppers in India an opportunity to access eBay anytime.
http://www.retail-digital.com/industry-focus/retail-technology/e-bay-launches-e-commerce
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Every part of the mobile supply chain is getting in on the mobile payments act. This is being driven not by technology, but by a shift in consumer behavior.
http://econsultancy.com/us/blog/7205-the-scramble-for-mobile-payments
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