Providing market intelligence for more than 35 years

In The News

The Complete Guide To Android Pay In The UK

The research from IoT market research and consulting firm, Parks Associates, shows that more than 25 per cent of smartphone users in the US are using mobile payments platforms at least once a month, but adoption for PayPal and retail branded apps currently outstrips Android Pay and Apple Pay. 

Chris Tweedt, a research analyst at Parks Associates, said: "For merchants with a loyal customer base, mobile payment functionality is a helpful addition to a merchant-specific mobile wallet that allows customers to earn loyalty rewards, save gift cards and redeem coupons.

From the article "The Complete Guide To Android Pay In The UK" by Lee Bell, Adam Shepherd, Caroline Preece, Joe Curtis, Aaron Lee, Rene Millman.

Previously In The News

DirecTV Wants To Be The Next Online Substitute For Cable

But analysts estimate that Sling has racked up fewer than 1 million subscribers since it launched in February 2015. Vue's numbers are harder to get a handle on, but it's not on the list of top 10 most...

Edited Transcript Of WWE Earnings Conference Call Or Presentation

According to research conducted by Parks Associates, WWE Network is still the fifth largest streaming video-on-demand service in the United States, alongside Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and MLB.TV. Researc...

1-gig Internet coming to Boston area

Meantime, Google acquired Webpass, a San Francisco company that uses wireless technology instead of cables to deliver high-speed Internet services to businesses and apartment buildings. Brett Sappi...

Can an AI burglar alarm predict break-ins before they happen?

Despite all of the talk surrounding smart, connected homes and the Internet of Things, according to analysts and research firms, the only area where the technology is really gaining traction with cons...