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New report shows that the demand for m-commerce platforms is growing quickly

Infiniti Research has released a new report concerning the state of the U.S. mobile commerce market. The report indicates that the U.S. has become one of the most active markets in the world when it comes to mobile commerce and the market is saturated with demand from consumers for new services and better mobile-centric platforms. Several businesses in the U.S. are beginning to take the mobile space more seriously and telecommunications companies are working on ways to make mobile commerce as a whole more accessible.

Handful of companies establish leadership in the US mobile market

According to the report, there are only a handful of organizations that can be considered dominant in the mobile commerce market. These organizations are Isis, PayPal, Visa, and Citibank. Square is also considered to be a leader in the North American market and the company is often credited with helping make mobile commerce more inclusive of iOS users. PayPal has also helped make mobile commerce more accessible to iOS users as these people do not typically have access to NFC technology, which is used for many mobile commerce platforms.

Mobile coupons succeed in boosting mobile sales for retailers

The report shows that retailers are beginning to engage with mobile consumers more aggressively than they have in the past. Many retailers are introducing mobile coupons as a way to encourage mobile engagement. These coupons are used to boost mobile sales and have been quite successful in this endeavor as the number of people that use mobile wallet applications continues to grow throughout the country.

Security continues to be one of the most serious problems there is in the mobile commerce space

The report notes that one of the major issues that consumers have with mobile commerce has to do with security. Many mobile commerce platforms have been targeted by hackers and malicious groups that are seeking to exploit a person’s financial information. Even businesses that are involving themselves in the mobile commerce space have found it difficult to provide consumers with a secure experience.

Citibank has ambitious plans for a Cyber Monday event in India

This year’s Cyber Monday in the U.S. broke sales records of previous years largely due to the showing of mobile commerce. Consumers throughout the country took advantage of aggressive deals from retailers on a wide range of products, making Cyber Monday one of the most successful shopping days the retail industry has ever seen. India may soon get its own version of Cyber Monday, which is being pushed heavily by Citibank.

US shopping season serves as inspiration for new venture

Citibank has ambitious plans to institute Cyber Monday in India in order to take advantage of the growing number of consumers that are intensely interested in electronics. The financial services group aims to promote mobile commerce among these consumers by giving them a way to purchase products from their mobile device rather than use a computer. Cyber Monday has, since 2005 when the day was minted by the retail industry, been responsible for billions of dollar worth of sales for retailers and Citibank believes that the time is right for the shopping phenomenon to come to India.

Savings available to Citibank customers only

If Citibank can successfully bring Cyber Monday to India, only Citibank customers will be able to take advantage of discounts that retailers participating in the event offer. Citibank expects that 17 of India’s most popular e-commerce and shopping platforms will offer discounts on products as high as 60%. Currently, the shopping event is scheduled to take place on December 5 and will be India’s first ever “Cyber Sunday.”

India may be able to see success through Cyber Monday initiative

Though any Citibank customer will be able to access the deals offered to them through a wide range of platforms, Citibank is hoping to engage mobile consumers in a powerful way. Mobile commerce is one the rise in India, especially as communities become more affluent because of the rapidly growing economy. In the U.S., mobile consumers accounting for a huge portion of the sales made on Cyber Monday. Citibank is keen to see similar results mimicked in India.