2 Trillion SMS

In 2008 it is predicted that over 2 trillion text messages will be sent worldwide and this number continues to grow.


300 Billion Coupons

According to ICOM, a leading consumer survey and research firm, U.S. manufacturers issued 300 billion coupons in 2007.


Total mobile payments to grow nearly ten fold by 2013

According to Juniper Research’s Mobile Payments Study, purchases via mobile devices, contactless NFC transactions and money transfers will together generate transactions worth over $600 billion globally by 2013.

PayPal brings m-commerce to Australia

PayPal is set to open Australian mobile commerce (m-commerce) with the launch of the PayPal Mobile Checkout.

The service offers consumers the opportunity to make instant and secure payments to business through a mobile phone.

Using the service, customers can access sites designed for mobile devices on their mobile phone and purchase products and services using their PayPal account.


Olympus first, cash backs go mobile!

As the momentum behind mobile payments grows, Olympus and digital solutions agency Digital Glue have teamed up to launch an innovative marketing campaign utilising the mobile device to enable fast, secure cash backs.