What’s Driving Sky-High Mobile POS Valuations?

The mobile payment space continues to be moving at a quick pace: investors are saying Square is worth more than $3 billion; one in four retailers are reportedly deploying mobile technologies at the point of sale; and JC Penney says it wants to get rid of traditional checkout by the end of next year.

But what exactly is driving Square’s rapid growth in value? Why has mobile adoption at the point of sale picked up so much recently, and what does JC Penney’s stance on mobile say about larger retailers?

Big questions call for big answers, so we’ve brought ROAM Data CEO Will Graylin on to evaluate the current state of the mobile payments industry, and explain some of the key trends driving major technological and strategic changes.

Listen to the full interview with Graylin and MPD CEO Karen Webster below.