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Video: The future of mobile payments
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/video-the-future-of-mobile-payments-2/Mobile payments offer a plethora of benefits for consumers, retailers and financial institutions. For consumers, mobile wallets provide a convenient, “tap and go” frictionless commerce experience that seamlessly integrates loyalty cards, boarding passes, ID cards, coupons, event tickets, alerts and notifications. For retailers, mobile wallets offer businesses the ability to engage users with an immersive, […]
Cash, card or mobile wallet?
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/cash-card-or-mobile-wallet-2/A new survey conducted by Moneris finds that 25% of Canadians between the ages of 18-34 prefer paying with a mobile wallet over cash or card. “Of Canadians aged 18-34, 46% said they would be more likely to use a mobile wallet if it were available for the kind of credit card they used,” Moneris […]
Millennials heart mobile payments
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/millennials-heart-mobile-payments-2/A recent Square survey cited by Business Insider found that 45% of millennial respondents (18-34) have made an NFC payment. According to Business Insider, the poll is a “good indicator” of where mobile payment adoption is headed, with the publication forecasting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 80% through 2020 to reach $503 billion. […]
Financial
https://www.rambus.com/financial/Today we are at the precipice of another exciting shift from physical to digital and beyond, with new technologies changing the very way we think about card- and account-based transactions. Card payments are transitioning from chip-and-PIN credit cards, to contactless mobile payments with biometric authentication, to in-app check-out with mixed payments and real-time redemption of loyalty. Account-to-account transactions are moving to real-time, with payments being processed in a matter of seconds versus days.
Online purchases via Apple Pay & Android Pay to hit $8 billion by 2018
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/online-purchases-via-apple-pay-android-pay-to-hit-8-billion-by-2018-2/Analysts at Juniper Research say the value of digital and physical goods purchased via mobile ‘OS-Pay’ platforms will increase by fifteen times in the next two years. More specifically, a combination of in-app purchases and website retail payments is projected to drive annual spend via Apple Pay and Android Pay to $8 billion in 2018, […]
What’s worse than a password?
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/security-whats-worse-than-a-password/Did you know that a September 2015 US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) system breach resulted in 5.6 million leaked fingerprints? “We’ve all seen movies that included a clever way to get someone’s fingerprints, and I never thought much about it,” Jimmy Pike, an analyst Moor Insights & Strategy, wrote in Forbes. “Now a huge […]
IDTechEx: Sensors to enable $70bn wearable technology market by 2025
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/csi-idtechex-sensors-to-enable-70bn-wearable-technology-market-by-2025/IDTechEx analysts say there will be over three billion sensors in wearable technology devices by 2025 – with more than 30% categorized as emerging sensor types. As a recently published IDTechEx report notes, sensors are the most diverse component type in wearable devices. Perhaps most importantly, they are responsible for enabling key functionality. “Advances with […]
Why Use Mobile Payments
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/why-use-mobile-payments/Amongst all the hype and bluster around mobile payments a fundamental question seems to be largely overlooked – why use mobile payments?
The Evolution of Biometric Security: Part Two
http://www.rambusblog.com/2015/06/11/the-evolution-of-biometric-security-part-two/#new_tabWriting for SemiconductorEngineering, Ernest Worthman notes that while biometrics offer a plethora of potential security-based tools, there are currently only two in wide-scale deployment: fingerprints and facial scanning. Indeed, according to ABI digital security analyst Dimitrios Pavlakis, fingerprints account for 60% to 70% of all biometric applications. Additional technologies eyed by major industry players include […]
The Evolution of Biometric Security: Part Two
https://www.rambus.com/blogs/the-evolution-of-biometric-security-part-two-2/Writing for SemiconductorEngineering, Ernest Worthman notes that while biometrics offer a plethora of potential security-based tools, there are currently only two in wide-scale deployment: fingerprints and facial scanning. Indeed, according to ABI digital security analyst Dimitrios Pavlakis, fingerprints account for 60% to 70% of all biometric applications. Additional technologies eyed by major industry players include […]
