More than a third of global online transactions now mobile | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

For the first time, over a third (34%) of browser-based online transactions globally are now made on a mobile device, compared to just over 30% in Q3, 2015, a recent research study reveals.


The increase is driven particularly by major Asian-based payment methods including JCB, UnionPay, and Alipay, according to the 'Mobile Payments Index' issued by the payments technology provider Adyen. JCB recorded the highest share of mobile payments across all the payment methods analyzed, with 54% of payments on the Adyen platform made on a mobile device, up from 47% in Q3, 2015....