The Future of Money in a Mobile Age – by Aaron Smith, Janna Anderson, Lee Rainie, April 17, 2012
“Within the next decade, smart-device swiping will have gained mainstream acceptance as a method of payment and could largely replace cash and credit cards for most online and in-store purchases by smartphone and tablet owners, according to a new survey of technology experts and stakeholders. Many of the people surveyed by Elon Universitys Imagining the Internet Center and the Pew Research Centers Internet & American Life Project said that the security, convenience and other benefits of mobile wallet systems will lead to widespread adoption of these technologies for everyday purchases by 2020. Othersincluding some who are generally positive about the future of mobile paymentsexpect this process to unfold relatively slowly due to a combination of privacy fears, a desire for anonymous payments, demographic inertia, a lack of infrastructure to support widespread adoption, and resistance from those with a financial stake in the existing payment structure.”
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