September 26, 2011 – The Green Sheet

When e-commerce was in its infancy, few options existed for making payments online, with credit cards being the de facto method of choice. However, as this industry grew, so too did the number of payment methods available, leading to a crowded market of alternative payment providers. Today, there are close to 30 alternative payment methods for e-commerce transactions.

Today, the same thing is happening in the world of mobile payments or m-commerce. Driven by the rapid growth of smart phone adoption, the mobile payments industry is heating up, and companies are rushing to innovate and develop new applications to grab a share of this burgeoning market.

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