M-Commerce

Mobile-Commerce (commonly refered to as M-Commerce, mCommerce, Mcommerce or U-Commerce, owing to the ubiquitous nature of its services; also abbreviated mCom, m-com, M-com, Mcom, U-Com, u-Com or uCom) is the use of mobile communications technologies for commercial value exchange, and typically refers to consumer-facing sales of products and services.

It is most commonly associated with the ability to conduct commerce using a mobile device e.g. a mobile phone (or cell phone), a PDA, a smartphone while on the move, or other emerging mobile equipment, such as an automobile dashtop mobile device (for example: Garmin GPS units).

In an academic definition (Tiwari and Buse, 2007, p. 33) it is characterized in the following terms:

   "Mobile Commerce is any transaction, involving the transfer of ownership or rights to use goods and services, which is 
    initiated and/or completed by using mobile access to computer-mediated networks with the help of an electronic device."

Tools

• PayPal HERE: https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/credit-card-reader | OneTouch | Comparison Chart
• Apple PAY: https://www.apple.com/iphone-6/apple-pay/ | DEVELOPER
• Google Wallet: https://wallet.google.com/ | ANDROID APP
• Amazon Payments: https://payments.amazon.com/home
• VISA PayWave: http://www.visa.ca/en/personal/visa-paywave/index.jsp
• Square: https://squareup.com/ca/
• Dwolla: https://www.dwolla.com/
• Stripe: https://stripe.com/
• WePay: https://www.wepay.com
• ZipLoop: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/ziploop/id708618885 (Mobile receipts, cards, coupons & promotions)

Resources

• Mobile Payments Today: http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com/
• Mobile E-Commerce Usability: https://baymard.com/research/mcommerce-usability

Tutorials

• How to Optimize the Mobile Checkout Experience On Your E-Commerce Site: https://woocommerce.com/2014/11/optimizing-mobile-checkout/

External Links

• wikipedia: M-Commerce
• wikipedia: ISIS (mobile payment system)
• M-Commerce from GSM World: http://www.gsmworld.com/technology/services/m-commerce.htm
• FCC formally launches inquiry into wireless competition: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/27/fcc-formally-launches-inquiry-into-wireless-competition/
• FCC to look into Google Voice, iPhone debacle next week?: http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/21/fcc-to-look-into-google-voice-iphone-debacle-next-week/
• From E-commerce to M-commerce -- Thriving in today’s mobile world: http://recommender.strands.com/blog/2010/04/from-e-commerce-to-m-commerce-thriving-in-today’s-mobile-world/
• Carriers set to chip in $100M in Isis to take on Google (in Mobile Payments): http://gigaom.com/2011/08/29/carriers-set-to-chip-in-100m-in-isis-to-take-on-google/
• What’s Shaping the Future of Mobile Commerce: http://www.globalnerdy.com/2012/02/22/whats-shaping-the-future-of-mobile-commerce/
• Intuit GoPayment automatically tallies state sales tax: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/small-business-matters/intuit-gopayment-automatically-tallies-state-sales-tax/2549?tag=nl.e539
• Mobile payments are a mess: http://www.splatf.com/2011/08/mobile-payments/
• Mobile Payments Need to Be Smart - On the Road With the Google Wallet: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/mobile_payments_need_to_be_smart_on_the_road_with.php
• Google Wallet vulnerabilities exposed: http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52659
• PayPal declares DEATH to the Cash Register: ttp://www.zdnet.com/paypal-declares-death-to-the-cash-register-7000016813/
• Mobile payment technology gaining traction: http://www.zdnet.com/mobile-payment-technology-gaining-traction-7000019242/
• Forty Percent of SMBs Now Accept Payments with Mobile Credit Card Readers, According to BIA/Kelsey: http://www.biakelsey.com/Company/Press-Releases/130805-Forty-Percent-of-SMBs-Now-Accept-Payments-with-Mobile-Credit-Card-Readers.asp
• Apple a decade behind Japan on mobile payment curve: http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/apple-a-decade-behind-japan-on-mobile-payment-curve
• PayPal extends Braintree subsidiary's One-Touch payments to the web: http://fortune.com/2015/04/28/paypal-one-touch-payments/
• Braintree's Reverse Takeover Of PayPal Has Begun: http://readwrite.com/2014/07/09/braintree-paypal-v-zero-sdk
• Will the Rich be the last to get into Mobile Commerce?: http://readwrite.com/2015/04/27/mobile-commerce-rich-will-be-last
• Why Booming Mobile Commerce Is Good For Developers: http://readwrite.com/2014/11/13/mobile-commerce-good-for-developers
• McKinsey market research - Learning from South Korea’s mobile-retailing boom: http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/consumer_and_retail/learning_from_south_koreas_mobile-retailing_boom
• Mobilegeddon: Government Edition: https://www.digitalgov.gov/2015/04/15/mobilegeddon-government-edition/
• Trends on Tuesday -- U.S. Mobile-Only Internet Users Now Outnumber Desktop-Only Users: https://www.digitalgov.gov/2015/05/05/trends-on-tuesday-u-s-mobile-only-internet-users-now-outnumber-desktop-only-users/
• Why long scrolling sites have become awesome: https://thenextweb.com/dd/2015/08/19/why-long-scrolling-sites-have-become-awesome/ (for Desktop anyway)
• The New Rules for Scrolling in Web Design: https://designmodo.com/scrolling-web-design/
• Scroll, Tap, Swipe -- Mobile E-Commerce is the New Black: http://boojemedia.com/mobile-e-commerce-is-the-new-black-2ap-swipmobile-e-commerce-is-the-new-black/
• 7 Stats Ecommerce Retailers Can't Ignore in 2017: https://www.shopify.com/enterprise/7-scary-stats-for-ecommerce-retailers
• Retail’s New Normal? Mobile Shopping Expected To Hit $314 Billion This Year: https://www.forbes.com/sites/shelleykohan/2020/09/22/purchasing-on-mobile-devices-will-drive-holiday-sales-and-hit-314-billion-this-year/

See Also

E-Commerce | E-Business | Mobile Technology | Pornography