What is a mobile payment? I get that question — a lot. There's a surprising amount of misinformation and confusion being sown about mobile payments. (Even by well-meaning news organizations and reputable tech sites.)
And then there's the hype. Whether it's a payment company executive promising the "end of the physical wallet," or investors claiming there's a "gold rush" going on, the mobile payment space is plenty hyped.
We at Mobile Payments Today felt it was up to us to cut through the hype and clear things up. And we knew just the tool: an infographic. We developed a highly detailed, informative chart that will help you understand the basics of mobile payments and why everyone is paying so much attention to them. (We were even able to work in the ever-popular "bacon meme" into our infographic!)
Click here for the full-sized mobile payment infographic. Grab the code at the bottom of the page if you want to post it on your site. We hope you share it far and wide. (And feel free to send it to your favorite tech bloggers the next time they say Square and Google Wallet are competitors. Show them you know more, thanks to Mobile Payments Today.)
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CES 2013: Mobile payments? Not yet.
CES 2013: Mobile payments? Not yet.
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LevelUp makes mobile payments, saving easy
LevelUp makes mobile payments, saving easy
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The Square app makes taking payments a breeze
The Square app makes taking payments a breeze
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The Isis Mobile Wallet
The Isis Mobile Wallet
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Mobile: breaking down banking channel boundaries
Mobile: breaking down banking channel boundaries
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Dunkin Donuts new mobile payment and gifting app
Dunkin Donuts new mobile payment and gifting app
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Barclaycard pilots a new mobile payment app
Barclaycard pilots a new mobile payment app
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Pay with Square
Pay with Square
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Tabbedout makes paying your tab easy
Tabbedout makes paying your tab easy
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Amex Serve and mobile P2P services
Amex Serve and mobile P2P services
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It is a useful resource in providing all involved a quick snapshot of what is currently in process with regards to mobile payments.
Do you have plans to update this on a regular basis?
Yes! We will be updating this infographic. The original version was simply meant to help those of us who write, analyze and follow this industry explain to our families and friends what the heck we're talking about most of the time. In the process it became a very useful tool. As things change, we will update the information, the companies and the issues. (We have also been asked to increase the amount of animal-related factoids substantially as well.)
Glad you liked it!
*Puts work hat on* In the Direct Carrier Billing section you missed the global leader, Bango (for whom I work). We provide carrier billing services for the world's largest app stores and brands, including Facebook, RIM, Amazon...
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Richard Leyland