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Report shows that UK has become the second largest mobile commerce market in the world

The United Kingdom has become the world’s second largest mobile commerce market, according to a new report from Criteo. This means that the country is only second to Japan when it comes to mobile transactions. Consumers in the UK have shown a great deal of support for mobile commerce, largely due to its convenient nature. Companies that specialize in mobile commerce have found a significant degree of success in the country, as well.

46% of all online transactions in the UK are made on a mobile device

According to the report from Criteo, approximately 46% of all online transactions made in the United Kingdom are now made through smartphones and tablets. Among consumers, mobile payments appear as a more secure way to conduct commerce. Mobile devices are also very convenient for many people, offering them a way to shop for and purchase products whenever they want to. Notably, many consumers prefer to shop from a variety of devices, with only a few being happy to shop on one specific platform.

Mobile apps make it easier for consumers to shop online

The report notes that mobile apps have played a major role in the growth of mobile commerce in the UK. These apps have made it easier for consumers to shop online and make purchases with their devices. Approximately half of all mobile transactions being made are coming from these applications, with conversion rates much higher in apps than on mobile websites. While mobile sites are not performing as well as applications when it comes to conversion rates, retailers are still being urged to optimize their sites to better accommodate mobile consumers.

Mobile commerce expected to continue growing in the UK

Mobile commerce has become a powerful force in the United Kingdom. Retailers are beginning to become more mobile-centric in the hopes of better engaging a new generation of consumers. Mobile commerce is expected to continue growing quickly in the UK, especially as more companies enter into this space with their payment platforms.

A cloud based application could help scavengers to clear out a great deal of the garbage piling up in Jakarta.

Jakarta may soon be following in the footsteps of Bangalore, India, in the use of a mobile app that would help to empower scavengers who play an important role in reducing the rising garbage problem that is piling up in the city.

The mobile application that is designed for this purpose has been called “I Got Garbage”.

The project manager for “I Got Garbage”, from Mindtree IT services company, Prashant Mehra, has designed the mobile app to make it possible for scavengers to offer services of track picking to households that are seeking improved waste disposal options and additional garbage management services. The scavengers simply download the app and register with it so that they can start the process of taking part in the service that will allow households to hire them for their services.

This mobile app is geared primarily toward rag pickers who will receive training from the company.

Mehra explained that “A group of rag-pickers can register their group on our application. We then will provide them with one-day training on the dos and don’ts on doing their jobs, how to keep themselves safe [from dangerous substances in the garbage] and how to act politely with their clients.”

Every scavenger who wants to take part in this program is equipped with a smartphone based on Android and that has the I Got Garbage app installed on it, as well as one of the company’s uniforms.

Residents who choose to use the service can also download this mobile application, which is equipped with geolocation technology, making it possible for the homeowner to connect with a worker who is located nearby. From that point, the app user will “enter into a service contract, which requires each house to pay around US$2 per month for the service.” The rag pickers who are hired by this program can serve as many as 200 houses.

At the moment, the mobile app has 6,500 participating scavengers serving around 100,000 houses in Bangalore. This is quite the accomplishment as it has been only two years since the creation of the program.