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Mobile commerce set to grow twice as fast of e-commerce in the coming years

04/14/201604/13/2016 Sam Lambert

Information from Coupofly shows that the mobile payments market is growing extremely quickly The mobile commerce market may soon grow twice as fast as the e-commerce space. According to information from Coupofly, the mobile commerce market is growing aggressively, with consumers becoming more comfortable with the idea of using their smartphones and tablets to purchase products. Coupofly notes mobile payments now accounts for 34% of all digital transactions throughout the world. This market is expected to grow by 31% in 2017, more than 200% faster than the growth of the…

Apple’s mobile payments service set to support the mobile web

03/31/201603/30/2016 Stephen Vagus

Apple Pay will be moving beyond app purchases later this year Apple Pay is beginning to move beyond the world of applications. For some time, Apple has been informing potential partners that its new mobile payments service will be expanding to websites later this year. The service is expected to evolve, harnessing the power of the mobile web, which consumers have become increasingly reliant on when shopping online with a smartphone or tablet. Moving to the mobile web may help Apple Pay find more success in a space where it…

Mobile commerce is powering growth for PayPal

02/05/201602/03/2016 Stephen Vagus

PayPal is finding a great deal of success through its focus on the mobile commerce space PayPal is beginning to see significant promise in the mobile commerce space. The company has long held a strong mobile presence, but a stronger focus on mobile commerce specifically may ensure future growth. PayPal has announced that it saw a 21% increase in revenue during the fourth quarter of 2015, with revenue reaching $2.6 billion. This growth was partly due to the acquisition of remittance firm Xoom. Strong support for mobile commerce also secured…

PayPal is looking to mobile payments to continue its revenue growth

02/04/201602/03/2016 John Montgallo

The online transaction company was able to experience a massive spike in revenue in the last quarter of 2015. During the last quarter of last year, PayPal was able to create an increase in its revenues by 21 percent, bringing them to $2.6 billion, much of which was generated by the adoption of mobile payments in a number of different forms. Revenues are also believed to have been boosted at PayPal through its acquisition of Xoom, the remittance firm. The acquisition closed during the fourth quarter and PayPal has said…

PayPal mobile payments roll out at Shell UK gas stations

07/29/201507/28/2015 Julie Campbell

Drivers will now be able to use their smartphones to pay when they fuel up at the pump. Drivers stopping at Shell UK service stations to fuel up will now be able to use mobile payments at the pump using their PayPal account in combination with the Shell Motorist app. Earlier this year, Shell said it would implement the service at the “vast majority” of its locations. In that statement, it said that the mobile payments service would roll out across most of its 1,000 stations throughout the United Kingdom.…