Which mobile payment services are currently popular, and what makes them successful?

Asked Dec 4, 2015· 1 answer ·Asia, Asia-Pacific (APAC), China, East Asia, Greater China
Faisal KhanAnswered Dec 4, 2015
WeChat - hands-down one of the hottest mobile payment services. Its a wallet. 355 Million active users as of end March 2014. Its in China. They do more business that any of the other wallets in the West. Its 100% mobile. Its got tons of features. You can pay for pretty much everything with it. Its carrier and bank agnostic.

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