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Contactless/ Mobile Payments Ecosystem: Solutions Must Bridge Islands of Value to End Market Stagnation

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Javelin Strategy & Research
Published: September 2009
Product Code: R3424-98
Description
The contactless/ mobile ecosystem is at present a series of islands, with little to no mutual realization of value among the various constituents. The success of contactless depends on some disruptive factor or wide-scale deployment that bridges the gaps and allows for value creation among all constituents that connects the islands. Until this bridging occurs, Near Field Communication (NFC) and the evolution of mobile payments will flounder in the U.S. market.

Primary Questions
  • What value does contactless bring to the various industry constituents?
  • How can differing and conflicting value propositions be bridged to benefit all players?
  • What solutions are key vendors creating to enhance the ecosystem and bridge the value propositions?
  • What is the influence of smartphone penetration on mobile payments?
  • Which consumer groups show a higher propensity to use contactless and mobile payments?
Table of Contents
Overview

Primary Questions

Key Findings

Methodology

Introduction

Executive Summary

What Defines the “Islands of Value Proposition” and How Can Solutions Bridge the Gaps?

Value Proposition for Merchants: The Glass is Now Half Full

Payment Network Motivation: More Than Just Cash Conversion

Card-Issuing FIs: First-Mover Advantage to Create Top-of-Wallet Cards

Wireless carriers: Retained Focus on Revenue (ARPU), Direct Relationships With Merchants, and Deeper

Relationships With Subscribers

Handset, Chip and POS Terminal Manufacturers: The Future is Now?

What Companies and Solutions are Bridging the Gaps?

ViVOtech: Longtime Player, First-Time Commercial Rollout

Zenius: The Ecosystem is Here, and so is the Company

Consumer Data: Who is Using Contactless and Where are the Pockets of Opportunity Among the Consumer

Population?

The Value and Size of the Smartphone-Owning Population Will Continue to Grow

More than One-Third of Smartphone Owners Do See the Value of Mobile Payments

One-Fourth of Smartphone Owners Have Made a Mobile Purchase in the Past 90 Days

Smartphone Owners 50% More Likely to Use a Contactless Card

Smartphone Owners use Network-Branded Contactless Products

The iPhone Effect: AT&T Customers are Primed for Mobile Payments Adoption

Manufacturers and Carriers will See no Immediate Return on Adding Payment to Handsets: Interim Solutions

are Necessary to Drive Value

Mobile Bankers and Tech-Savvy Consumers Also Show Solid Potential for Contactless: Both Usage and

Likelihood of Usage

Mobile Banker and Tech Savvy Likelihood Translates to Mobile Payments

Mobile Bankers are already Engaging in Mobile Transaction Activity

Appendix: Additional Consumer Data

Likelihood for Mobile Transactions Skews Younger

Non-Online Bankers Adopting Contactless Network Cards

Table of Contents

Younger Consumers, Asian, Latinos, and Both Ends of the Income Spectrum Presently Use Contactless . 36

Caucasian Consumers Indicate Likely Contactless Usage

Varying Degrees of Usage Among Ethnic Groups for Contactless Products

Younger Consumers Show Higher Willingness, Equal Likelihood of Using Contactless

Gradual Increases in Likely Usage Among Income Groups

Similar Increase in Willingness among Age Groups for Mobile Payments Usage

Asian and African-American Consumers are Viable Mobile Payments Targets

Mobile Payments Resonates With the More Affluent

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