Category: Apps

Mobile wallet, ZapZap, is partnered with Ukash

The online cash payment provider is now entering into the smartphone transactions with this deal.

Ukash, the online cash payment provider, has now announced that it is partnering up with ZapZap in order to provide smartphone using consumers with a mobile wallet that will allow them to manage and spend their vouchers from Ukash even if they aren’t sitting in front of a PC.

The combination of services from these two companies provides a powerful mobile payments opportunity.

The free ZapZap mobile wallet application that is available to users of smartphones based on Android, iOS, and Windows, for free. This mobile app gives its users the ability to receive and send money from any of their smartphone contacts, including their friends on Facebook. It functions by giving its users a stored value and balance of their funds on Ukash.

This mobile wallet also gives users the chance to send and receive funds to their contacts anywhere on the globe.

Mobile Wallet - PartnershipThis type of mobile payments transaction can be sent or received from any place in the world. It also gives users the opportunity to create Ukash codes so that they can use them at online shopping websites in order to make purchases without having to enter their credit card numbers into the site through the use of their smartphones. This could be an appealing function for individuals who are concerned about mobile security. That said, it is also possible to use ZapZap MasterCards that are available through the free mobile app.

In order to use the service which combines the abilities of both of these companies, customers need to download the ZapZap application onto their smartphone. From there, they can proceed to load their device mobile wallet with funcs through the use of Ukash. That part of the service is currently available to device users throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, and the Nordic countries. Doing this involves the use of the smartphone camera in order to scan their Ukash voucher codes. The voucher is then automatically loaded into the wallet so that it can be either spent while shopping online, or transferred to friends and family worldwide.

Mobile wallets are becoming a big deal for Visa and MasterCard

As mobile commerce continues to thrive, digital wallets are becoming more important

Mobile wallets may soon be the way of the future. A growing number of applications that are designed specifically to store financial information and data provided by retailers are emerging in the mobile space. These apps are thriving in the popularity of mobile commerce, finding support among consumers that want to pay for products using nothing more than their smartphones and tablets. For Visa and MasterCard, the mobile wallet holds a great deal of promise, but both companies are finding it difficult to engage mobile consumers effectively.

Visa is trying to form a direct connection with consumers

Both Visa and MasterCard have their own mobile commerce services on offer. Visa’s Checkout service was introduced in July and is meant to replace the company’s old digital wallet. Using the service, consumers will be able to pay for goods and services using data on their mobile devices. Visa is using its marketing clout to promote this new mobile wallet, but whether or not the service will prove popular among consumers has yet to be seen. Visa is currently struggling to form a direct connection with consumers, having focused so heavily on its relationship with businesses.

MasterCard wants businesses to integrate its digital wallet

Mobile Wallets - MasterCard and VisaMasterCard is offering a similar service with its MasterPass platform. The MasterPass application is meant to help make e-commerce more convenient to consumers, but MasterCard is not likely to try to form a direct connection with people using the app. Instead, the company is likely to continue focusing its efforts on providing services to its business partners, allowing them to connect with mobile consumers more dynamically. For MasterCard, creating something new is not the priority. The company wants to see its MasterPass service integrated into existing platforms.

Mobile wallets could be the key to omnichannel engagement

Merchants are working to adapt to the idea of omnichannel engagement. In a world where mobile technology has become so prominent, this has proven to be a difficult task. Connecting with mobile consumers is a complicated issue, but mobile wallets may be the key to success in this endeavor. In the coming years, more people are likely to be engaged in mobile commerce, and they will need digital wallets to make their experiences enjoyable.