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Mobile commerce could thrive in Southeast Asia

Sam Lambert
mobile commerce asia pacific

Study highlights the potential of Southeast Asia as a prominent  retail market Southeast Asia may be a massive mobile commerce market that has not yet been tapped into, according to a study by UBS. The study shows that online spending throughout the region is likely to reach $35 billion by 2020, driven by the growing adoption of mobile commerce among consumers. Many people in the region are gaining access to smartphones and tablets, and their interest in mobile commerce has grown along with this. Lazada begins seeing more online traffic…

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Line to launch new mobile payments service

Stephen Vagus
mobile payments trends

Line announces plans to launch Line Pay in the near future Line, makers of one of the world’s most popular messaging applications, has announced plans to launch its new mobile payments service in the near future. Called Line Pay, the new service may change Line’s messaging application, adding more value to the app and making it possible for users to transfer money to one another and pay for products. Line is among the latest companies to try and transform its messaging app into a functioning mobile commerce platform. Messaging applications…

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Messaging apps may revolutionize mobile commerce

Stephen Vagus
mobile commerce asia

Future of mobile shopping and payments may lie with messaging apps Mobile messaging applications may be the future of mobile commerce. A growing number of these apps are being released and many of them are being designed with mobile payments in mind. In some cases, these apps are meant to make mobile shopping more social, allowing users to share their purchases with those they have on their contact lists. Most of these apps simply aim to satisfy the demand coming from consumers who want their applications to do more than…

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Mobile commerce market to reach new heights in 2019

Stephen Vagus
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Mobile technology is playing a larger, more dominating role in society as a whole Mobile commerce continues to gain momentum throughout the world as society becomes more reliant on mobile technology. Consumers around the world are beginning to use their smartphones for nearly everything in their daily lives and new generations are coming up steeped in technology of all kinds. This is promising for the mobile commerce market as smartphones are having a sort of revolutionary effect on global economics as well as how people interact with one another and…

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Japan may have a promising future with mobile payments

Stephen Vagus
Tokyo Japan mobile payments

Japanese consumers are becoming more mobile Japan has long been heralded as technologically advanced in many ways, especially when it comes to the mobile space. The country has become one of the most prominent markets when it comes to mobile payments. Japanese consumers and businesses alike have expressed enthusiasm when it comes to mobile commerce and this has lead to a great deal of future potential in the mobile market. A new report from Celent, a financial research firm, highlights Japan’s mobile payments potential. Report highlights growth of mobile shopping…

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