Brits spent £7.5bn via mobile in 2012

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According to the IMRG Capgemini Quarterly Benchmarking survey, £62.4 billion was spent at online retail sites. Not surprisingly, a significant wedge came from phones and tablets. Between Q1 and Q4 2012, sales via mobile devices went from 8.2 per cent to 15.4 per cent. They were four per cent in 2011. “While we are starting … Read more

Jumio tech uses phone camera to authenticate ID

Last year, Jumio made the headlines for its image recognition system Netswipe, which uses the camera as a payments tool. The merchant trains their viewfinder on the plastic card to register the details automatically. The user just has to enter their PIN code to complete the payment. Now, Jumio is building on the fundamentals of this tech … Read more