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According to a recent study by research and consulting firm YouGov, almost half of iPhone owners are open to making mobile payments in the UK. More precisely, 46% of iPhone owning respondents are willing to pay bills using their iPhone, 62% would transfer funds from one account to another, 69% would check account balances and 45% would make payments to other people. However, when asked about contactless payments, they haven’t felt the same comfort with only 31% of respondents feeling safe to conduct NFC-based transactions.
That’s an awesome news for companies like Square and iZettle which offer credit card processing accessories (and an accompanying software) for iPhone owners.
When compared to other smartphone users, those with the iPhone are more open to mobile payments, though quite a few of Android and BlackBerry owners want this capability, too. Age also played a factor with younger people reporting a greater likelihood to use such services…
[Via: TUAW]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
