Analysis

50% of Smartphone owners have now completed some sort of purchase on their mobile, increasing by 20% over just nine short months, with 11% of Smartphone shoppers now using the device to make a...

TSYS has announced the results of its 2016 UK Consumer Payment Choice Study. New to the second annual research were findings related to emerging payments. The online survey of more than 500 UK consumers found that P2P...

2011 is the year that mobile wallets grabbed public attention, with several of the world's leading payment players vying to be first to market with smartphone payment solutions. But who will win the mobile...

The energy and commitment continues to build behind the deployment of mobile handset based NFC with new pilots almost being announced weekly. As we have seen in the past with new payment capability the...

With the arrival of turnkey billing systems, converged real-time billing is now a strategic differentiator for mobile operators in emerging markets, enjoyed today by subscribers in regions such as Africa, the Middle East, Pacific...

Javelin Strategy & Research Consumer survey, commissioned by PaymentOne, also reveals more than $100 billion in annual lost revenue for online merchants who don't offer payment alternatives. It's hard to put a price tag on...

A global study of over 300 banking and financial services executives shows that, for the first time, innovation is ranked as important as regulation. The research also reveals that mobile first has now become mainstream,...

Trust and familiarity are the key drivers in consumer preference for mobile payment services, according to a new study. The survey by GfK NOP, a global market research agency, covered nine countries (US, UK, France,...

Since its inception, the internet has transformed the way in which we communicate and it continues to evolve at a tremendous pace. Now much more than an endless resource for information and search utility,...

Cyber attacks are increasing in number and sophistication. ‘Transfer’ is one of the four ‘Ts’ of risk management, alongside terminate, tolerate and treat. We examine the growing market for cyber insurance, and the extent...