Consumer Confidence a Boon to the Global Mobile Wallet Market: TechNavio Report

LONDON - March 12, 2014 - PRLog -- TechNavio, the independent London-based global research firm, today announced the publication of its research report on the Global Mobile Wallet Market. The report indicates that even though NFC mobile wallet technology is relatively new, consumer confidence is providing a backbone for market growth for the period of 2014-2018.

Key vendors in the market are Visa Inc., MasterCard, American Express Inc., PayPal Inc., Google, ISIS, and Square Inc. These vendors have pushed to improve security mechanisms for mobile wallets in response to security threats and privacy concerns that have inhibited widespread adoption of mobile wallets. Some security measures that have been adopted are validation through personal documents such as driver’s licenses, passports and social security numbers. Mobile wallet facilities can also be integrated with authentication programs to enhance security and increase users' confidence in the model.

Consumer demand for convenient, easy modes of payment, which don’t require the intervention of traditional banking channels is also driving the market. Increased penetration of smartphones and demand for high-end mobile devices, especially in the APAC region, as well as growing acceptance of NFC technology among both consumers and businesses is also driving the market.

To determine the scenario for these vendors in the next 3-4 years, TechNavio analysts have conducted in-depth analysis of the impact of market drivers, challenges and trends featuring data on product segmentations, vendor shares, growth rate by revenue and an evaluation of the different buying criteria in the order of importance.

If you are interested in more information on this topic and our upcoming research on the Global Mobile Wallet Market2014-2018, please send an e-mail to media@TechNavio.com

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TechNavio analysts employ primary as well as secondary research techniques to ascertain the size and vendor landscape of Global Mobile Wallets Market our analysts obtain the information using a combination of the bottom-up and top-down approaches, besides using in-house market modeling tools. They corroborate this data with the data obtained from various market participants and stakeholders across the value chain, including vendors, service providers, distributors, re-sellers, and end-users.

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