Go big or go home. Recent industry trends show that top mobile point-of-sale players are now fixated on distribution – gaining scale and volume by forming partnerships and enhancing their mPOS platforms. Many of these partnerships are taking shape thanks to the interest in integrating...
The mPOS market is sort of splitting in two: tablet solutions that replace traditional point-of-sale devices, and smartphone solutions that enable card acceptance where it didn’t exist before. The February 2014 MPOS Tracker provides some new insights about who’s doing what where and profiles a...
Developed and emerging markets are heading down two different paths when it comes to consumer use of mPOS devices, according to ROAM’s CEO Ken Paull. In a recent podcast interview with Market Platform Dynamics CEO Karen Webster, Paull elaborated on these findings and what’s next...
Several interesting dynamics are shaping the mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) ecosystem and setting the market up for significant growth in 2014. As shown in the most recent MPOS Tracker, sponsored by ROAM, key events in January set the stage for what’s to become the rest of the year....
Our latest November 2013 MPOS Tracker finds that the mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) sector is in the midst of rapid expansion. But, despite this growth, not all players in the ecosystem stand to gain in 2014 and beyond. Our new report suggests the coming months could...
The mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) market is steadily moving toward an omnichannel experience that is as much about tablets as handsets, and businesses that don’t adapt face the risk of falling behind. That’s the latest from ROAM CEO Ken Paull who spoke with Market Platform Dynamics...
“Consumers like the convenience that [mobile point of sale] (mPOS) solutions provide in traditional retail stores and say they are willing to recommend retailers that use those solutions to their friends.” That was the big takeaway from PYMNTS.com’s August 2013 MPOS Tracker, but this conclusion...
The number of mobile point of sale terminals worldwide jumped from 4.5 million to 9.5 million between 2011 and 2012. Analysts predict that over the next five years, mPOS terminals will continue to proliferate, reaching 38 million by 2017. Those findings come from PYMNTS’ June...
Hardware is the razor, and software is the blade. That’s the strongest analogy made in PYMNTS.com’s May 2013 edition of our MPOS Tracker: a monthly report designed to organize a chaotic and dynamic MPOS ecosystem. This month’s iteration highlighted the increasing importance of software in...
