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• Report Making Informed Mobile Payment Investments In China

  April 16, 2013 | Bryan Wang, Wen Zhao

  The increasing penetration of smartphones among mobile subscribers and booming online retail are driving the adoption of mobile payments in China. It's crucial for infrastructure and operations...

• Report Product Strategists At Telcos Shouldn't Obsess About "Bit Pipe Syndrome"

  More Innovation Is Needed, But Fundamental Connectivity Remains A Valuable Service

  October 25, 2011 | Thomas Husson

  Product strategists in various industries tend to dismiss telcos' role in service innovation, focusing instead on disruptors such as Google and Apple. It is true that new entrants and over-the-top...

• Report Gambling: Bet On Mobile Products And Services

  September 21, 2011 | Thomas Husson

  After so many years of unmet expectations, gambling is finally going mobile. Although it's not yet the promised El Dorado, and despite the fact that competition is likely to be fiercer in a complex...

• Report Mobile Payments Enter A Disruptive Phase

  March 31, 2011 | Thomas Husson

  The pace of innovation in mobile payments is accelerating. 2011 is finally the year when Near Field Communication (NFC) will reach the hands of millions of consumers, while initiatives in the...

• Report Mobile World Congress 2010: Welcome To Nontelecom Players!

  February 25, 2010 | Thomas Husson

  The mobile industry is in full swing. Its center of gravity is shifting from hardware to software, from voice to data and services, and from traditional telecom stakeholders to new entrants....

• Report 2010: A Crossroads For NFC Mobile Payments

  Trusted Service Manager And Ecosystem Fragmentation Will Slow Cross-Market Deployments

  January 21, 2010 | Edward Kountz

  Applications based on Near Field Communication (NFC) technology will advance in 2010 as NFC handsets finally reach commercial availability and some pilots move to limited commercial deployment. Yet...

• Report The Changing Retail Payment Systems Landscape

  Winners Are Emerging From The Flood Of New Payment Systems

  September 18, 2007 | Benjamin Ensor

  Retail payment systems are going through rapid change as a combination of technology innovation, new transaction types, and fraud drive improvements to existing systems, as well as the development...

• Report Person-To-Person Payment Goes Mobile

  But P2P Mobile Payment Is A Technology In Search Of A Market

  April 19, 2007 | Michelle de Lussanet

  A number of firms in Western Europe have recently launched payment systems that allow consumers to make person-to-person payments using their mobile phones. Executives at other payment system...