pre+report

=Pre-Report=

Division of Work:
Amir Could you fill in the responsibilties

Sources:
//**Competition**

Connell, Brian. "Q&A: What Are the Best Mobile Banking Apps?"// //Business & Financial Headlines. 12 Mar. 2010. Web. 14 Mar. 2010. .

This article explains that the best all around mobile payment option is probably PayPal mobile which is an app that can be downloaded to smart phones. The user then has all the functions of PayPal though his or her fingertips. With over 150 million members so far, PayPal has an established customer base and is a formidable competitor to any new entrants in the mobile commerce market.

"PayPal Mobile FAQs." Web. 14 Mar. 2010. . Some general information about PayPal mobile.

"under construction"

The link below is the document that will be submitted, currently it has Amir's and my (Masoud) my annotated bibliography. Please, either update the file or just put it up on the wiki.

Cheers - Masoud

OK EVERYONE JUST UPDATE THE .DOC FILE BECAUSE FORMATTING IS PRETTY BAD ON WIKI. PLEASE DO __**NOT**__ SAVE IT AS A .DOCX, THANKS.//

= = //**Privacy and Legal Risks**//

//Privacy in new mobile payment protocol//

//The biggest legal risks around mobile payments// - http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/the-biggest-legal-risks-around-mobile-payments/03104


 * Mobile Ecosystem**

-This PDF discusses how the widespread deployment and adoption of mobile payments systems requires more than a single enterprising firm such as PayPal. In order to be effectively rolled out, mobile payments systems require action from a complex ecosystem of organizations such as, mobile phone service providers, banks, and retailers. -Notably, only Japan and South Korea have been successful in deploying such systems being that vendors and retailers have integrated their point-of-sales terminals, such as metro, vending machines, paid parking, flight terminals, etc.