Tag: Australia

“Privacy by Design” Should Be a Focus for Enterprises during…

May 13, 2018 marks the beginning of Privacy Awareness Week (PAW). Started by the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) in 2006, PAW is an initiative designed to raise awareness of issues surrounding privacy and data protection. Members of APPA observe PAW each year in May by staging events and activities for individuals, businesses and government […]

Australia’s Mobile Payment Journey: Growth and Potential

Mobile technology has come a long way in recent years and continues to open up new doors in payments. Innovation in payments has been driven by not only forward-thinking retailers and banks, but also by consumers who are looking for the added speed, convenience and security offered by mobile payments. This has created an exciting […]

Smart cities in Asia are a necessity, not a luxury

In the third post of our blog series celebrating Mobile World Expo in Shanghai last week, we’re exploring the role that M2M communications has to play (and will continue to play) in the Asia Pacific region. In the near future, everyone will be dealing with enormous quantities of data from all areas of industry and […]

NFC: much more than pocket money

Forrester’s Denée Carrington blogged recently about the state of mobile payments in the United States, as the research firm published its US Mobile Payments Forecast, 2013 to 2017. For those looking for a quick summary, Denée outlined the three main takeaways as follows: Mobile payments adoption will be fueled by unprecedented growth in proximity payments […]