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NOVONOUS estimates that Global Mobile Payments market will grow at a CAGR of 36.26% by 2020
May 12th, 2016
NOVONOUS estimates that Global Mobile Payments market will grow at a CAGR of 36.26% by 2020. This growth is mainly due to increasing penetration of Mobile Payments in various sectors, increase in analytics services and availability of affordable Mobile ...
HTC revenue falls 64% in Q1
May 9th, 2016
HTC is finding itself on the wrong side of a rapidly evolving smartphone market. The Taiwanese company reported today that its revenues fell 64 percent in the first quarter and that profits fell 78 percent compared to the same ...
Gaming preferences and payment methods across the world
May 9th, 2016
The Internet has introduced new levels of comfort and convenience to contemporary society. Online, we can avoid suffering in long queues, stressing over decisions, or wasting time looking for something specific. Even children know that almost everything you could ...
Mobile Payments: Where’s the Benefit?
May 5th, 2016
The ‘use case’ for mobile payments, particularly at the point of sale, is still not strong enough to lure the bulk of smartphone owners. Apple’s Tim Cook speaks of mobile payment adoption as if the market is exploding. On ...
First-time investors urged to turn to inexpensive ‘robo-advisers’
April 28th, 2016
It appears not many people are into investment in Japan. As of last December, only about 16 percent of Japan’s ¥1.7 quadrillion in personal financial assets was held in stocks, investment trusts or bonds. This is partly due to ...
Asian Stocks, Nasdaq Futures Slide on Apple; Aussie Sinks on CPI
April 27th, 2016
European shares fluctuate amid mixed earnings; Total climbs Apple, Twitter add to technology gloom as forecasts disappoint Treasuries rose, sending 10-year yields lower for the first time in eight days, and the dollar weakened, as markets signaled caution before ...
Xiaomi partners with UnionPay in online payments service
April 27th, 2016
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi is rolling out its own mobile payment service on the Chinese mainland in collaboration with China UnionPay, which had earlier partnered with Apple and Samsung Electronics on the launch of their payment platforms in the ...
3 Things Not To Like About Sony
April 25th, 2016
Apple (AAPL) camera components supplier Sony Corp. (6758.Japan/SNE) tumbled 6.3% today after the electronics maker said it would postpone its financial forecasts for the current fiscal year while assessing the damage from recent earthquakes that shut down its camera plants. Sony’s ...
Slowing growth of iPhones sales may affect Apple’s results that will be announced on Tuesday
April 25th, 2016
Apple loves being able to report “record revenue” when posting its quarterly financial results. Indeed, for the last five quarters the company has used that phrase in its news releases. On Tuesday, however, when Apple reports for the first three months ...
Asian Stocks Retreat as BOJ Negative-Rate Proposal Weakens Yen
April 22nd, 2016
Microsoft, Alphabet, Sony profits fall short of estimates Topix rebounds as currency weakens; Shanghai Composite falls Asian stocks retreated from a four-month high as companies including Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp. reported earnings that missed estimates. Japanese shares rose ...
