In-Depth: Tokenization Figures Demonstrate Majority of Mobile Payments Conducted Online

By:

Dan Balaban

NFC TIMES Exclusive Insight – Recent research and forecasts have confirmed what industry observers already knew: Despite concerted efforts by the Pays wallets to gain widespread use of mobile payments in the U.S. at the physical point of sale, the large majority of mobile payments are conducted online, not by tapping NFC phones or wearables in stores.

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