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Tuesday, 27 September 2011

Mobile payments competing with cards, checks

By Ted P. Torres

MANILA, Philippines - Mobile payments will make up 15 percent of all cashless transactions globally, reducing further the use of checks and plastic money or credit cards.

The World Payments Report 2011 also indicated that mobile payments would grow globally from 4.6 billion to 15.3 billion transactions between 2010 and 2013 – at a rate of 48.8 percent per year.

The Royal Bank of Scotland, the European Financial Management Association (EFMA), and Capgemini are the co-authors of the payments report.

The non-profit EFMA encourages research and disseminates knowledge about decision-making in all areas of finance, and is made up of academics, practitioners and students from Europe and the rest of the world interested in the practice of sound financial management techniques. Operating in 40 countries but headquartered in Paris, France, Capgemini is a global consulting firm that emphasizes people-centered approaches through technology.

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