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In 2016 the value of transactions made using Near Field Communication (NFC) services in North America will reach nearly $47 billion.
http://www.internetretailer.com/2011/04/21/north-america-will-be-top-nfc-market-five-years
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Research shows the number of annual mobile payment transactions will increase to 45 billion in 2015.
http://www.mobile-financial.com/node/14111/Mobile-Payment-Transactions-to-Reach-45-Billion-in-2015
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It has been forecasted that by 2015 over half a billion people worldwide will be using their smartphone as a ticket on their daily commute.
http://www.unthinkable.biz/home/article/2467/half-a-billion-commuters-to-use-mobile-ticketing-by-2015
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Mobile payments in North America experienced a substantial increase in adoption in 2010 with conversion rates doubling within one year.
http://business-mobility.tmcnet.com/topics/business-mobility/articles/167547-mopay-unveils-major-trends-mobile-payment-market.htm
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The deployment of NFC technology will lead to half a billion people worldwide using their mobile devices as travel tickets by 2015.
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2011/04/26/246517/Half-a-billion-people-set-to-use-mobile-ticketing-by.htm
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Pyramid Research claims that by 2015, NFC enabled smartphones will make up 28 percent of all smartphone sales.
http://www.connectedworldmag.com/latestNews.aspx?id=NEWS110425054817490
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In the fourth quarter of 2010, 29.8 million Americans accessed bank, credit, or brokerage accounts with a mobile device. That’s a 54 percent increase from the previous year.
http://www.fiercefinanceit.com/story/mobile-banking-growth-continues-sizzle/2011-03-31
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Mobile payments have been growing faster in Australia than anywhere else in the world.
http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/business/items/201104/s3200841.htm
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InMobi has revealed that shoppers prefer browsing and buying goods and services from their mobile phone over their PC.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shopping-from-mobile-device-more-popular-than-pc-120772109.html
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According to Google, 74 percent of smartphone users make purchases with the help of their phones. This shows a major change is happening in online commerce.
http://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/item/21545-smartphones-strong-shopping/
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