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Report shows that airlines are becoming more accepting of mobile commerce

Airlines are beginning to embrace mobile commerce, according to a new report from WorldPay, a payment processor focused on aviation. Consumers are becoming more focused on mobile technology and device ownership is growing at a rapid pace. As consumers become more reliant on smartphones and tablets, they are beginning to demand services that accommodate these devices. As such, airlines have been working to provide better services to mobile consumers, including providing them the ability to pay for tickets and other services with their devices.

57% of airlines believe in the potential of mobile payments

The report compiled data provided by 56 global airlines, finding that mobile payments are becoming a key focus for 57% of these organizations. The majority of these airlines believe that mobile payments show the greatest potential of driving up revenue over the next two years compared to other forms of payments. The report shows that mobile payment acceptance has grown by 25% among airlines since the beginning of 2013, up 10% over what it had been in 2012.

Airlines continue to focus on mobile technology

Airlines are not strangers to mobile technology. Many have been leveraging QR codes and other such tools to engage consumers in a more dynamic way. QR codes have also begun to adorn tickets and are often used to provide information concerning a consumer’s itinerary. Mobile payments are a relatively new field for airlines, however, and there are many challenges to consider before companies can find success in the mobile commerce sector.

Security remains a major issue

Mobile commerce has long been plagued by serious security issues. Because mobile devices are becoming popular traffickers of financial information, hackers have begun to show a great deal of interest in the mobile sector. Several mobile commerce platforms have been targeted by hackers seeking to exploit a consumer’s financial information, pressuring companies to take security much more seriously than they had in the past.

By scanning quick response codes, gamers will be able to unlock more loot and features.

While Borderlands 2 is hardly a new entry to the mobile gaming world, having been released back on September 18, 2012, it remains an extremely popular experience and it has just received a new element in the form of QR codes, on top of the release of its third and last Headhunter DLC pack that occurred on Tuesday.

Players who have camera enabled smartphones will unlock a massive amount of new game through barcode scans.

This Gearbox Software mobile gaming experience has undergone a tremendous amount of experimentation in order to bring in new content. The most recent version of that is the LootTheWorld app, which has recently made its way into availability. It is essentially a revved up reader for QR codes that integrates with the player’s Gearbox Shift account. Whenever a quick response code is spotted in the real world – it doesn’t matter which one or where it is – a scan will allow some kind of item such as a grenade, shield, weapon, or class mod to be unlocked.

Scanning QR codes can also win mobile gaming stamps for players, which can be redeemed for loot.

The stamps can be sent into the Borderlands 2 save (once the player has signed in to his or her Shift account). Though the post that Gearbox has made regarding the app has said that traditional barcodes can also be scanned in order to gain these loot rewards, as of the writing of this article, there have been many comments left by players saying that they have been unsuccessful in doing this, so far. While the app is able to detect them, it provides only an error when a scan is actually attempted.

Players have also pointed out that while they appreciate that they can earn extra stamps through scans of QR codes, the mobile gaming experience would be considerably enhanced if there were some way to actually view the tally of stamps that have been collected (or if there is a way, if it was easier to find).