ICT in Financial Services: Frost & Sullivan's Four Big Predictions for 2013

ICT in Financial Services: Frost & Sullivan's Four Big Predictions for 2013 PR Newswire LONDON, Dec. 17, 2012 - Mobile devices serve as a key customer interaction channel and contactless payments will sharply increase LONDON, Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile devices have become a vital interaction channel in the financial services sector. Europe witnesses a high uptake of m-banking services, an emerging adoption of m-payments, as well as long-term growth opportunities in international m-remittances. Frost & Sullivan predicts that four topics will dominate the financial services market in 2013: contactless payments, commercial mobile payment offerings, cloud-based solutions and data analytics. "The European population is moving towards prepaid, online and contactless payments for small amounts," notes Global Program Director for ICT in Financial Services, Jean-Noel Georges. "According to Frost & Sullivan, contactless cards growth in Europe will reach a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) in 2011-2017 of 28.7 per cent. By 2018, 38 per cent of mobile phones shipped in Europe will be Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled, increasing the use of NFC solutions." Using contactless payment will be simpler and effortless. Like the touch screens on smartphones, contactless payment will follow natural customer behaviour and will generate a new payment experience. Numerous commercial mobile payment offerings will be launched in 2013, and by 2014-2015, greater uptake will follow.