Secure insight: changing the way we pay

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31 October 2011PayPal's third report in its Secure Insight series explores the impact of new technologies and how evolving consumer behaviour is instrumental in changing the way we shop and pay.

Today there are are close to 9 million Australians using the internet to buy goods and services and with over 4 million PayPal active consumer accounts, we play a critical role in enabling online commerce in Australia.  Mobile commerce has had a phenomenal impact on the way consumers and merchants are connecting. A new revenue stream for merchants, consumers can now shop and pay whether they are at home, work, on the bus, or in a shop, bringing online retail well and truly into the offline world.  A mix of new players, new business models and new technologies are changing the way consumers shop and pay.

Publication typeReport
Publisher TypeAcademic research centre, APO Member
CoverageAustralia
Permanent URLhttp://apo.org.au/node/27005
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