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Amazon and Argos are the UK’s most-visited mobile retail web sites

A new survey has listed the UK’s most popular online retailers according to the amount of visits from mobile devices.

The IMRG-Experian Hitwise Mobile Hot Shops List puts Amazon UK in first place and Amazon.com third, giving them over 10% of all mobile visits to retail sites in April 2013. Argos was in second place with 2.3% of visits.

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Value of mobile commerce transactions expected to double within next four years

A report from Juniper Research expects the worldwide value of mobile commerce transactions to exceed $3.2 trillion (£2.1 trillion) by 2017, up from $1.5 trillion this year.

The banking sector is expected to account for the majority of this value, thanks to the increasing use of mobile devices to pay bills online.

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iZettle moves its mobile payment service beyond Europe by launching in Mexico

Mobile payment business iZettle has launched its service in Mexico today and has appointed former Visa executive Luis Arceo as Managing Director of its Mexican operations.

It’s the first time iZettle has ben available outside Europe.

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iZettle and Santander announce a UK mobile payment partnership

iZettle and Santander announce a UK mobile payment partnership

Santander UK and mobile payment company iZettle have announced a UK partnership agreement aimed at self‑employed professionals and small businesses.

Santander Business Banking is offering customers a mobile payment package that includes iZettle’s Chip & PIN reader, which can be used with Apple and Android devices.

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European mobile wallet payments expected to grow 275% in five years

A new research report from Berg Insight shows that in-store mobile wallet payments across Europe are expected to grow from less than €100 million (£85 million) in 2012 to €45 billion (£38 billion) in 2017, which is a compound annual growth rate of 275%.

This will give mobile wallets 1.6% of all European credit card and debit card payments in 2017.

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