Worldwide Mobile Payment Users to Reach 108.6 Million in 2010, according to Gartner
Mobile payment is still a niche, but a growing market.
Mobile payment is expected to register a strong growth in 2010 (+54.5%) to reach 108.6 million mobile payment users worldwide.
In Western Europe, mobile payment users will total 7.1 million which will represent around 2% of mobile users in this region.
For further information, please click here: Hi-media Blog Gartner Mobile Payment June 2010
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