MOBILE PAYMENTS: Technology Forecast and Advice for Startups

January 1, 2017

For the inaugural, semi-annual Market Insights – The Brief (FinTech edition), MaRS Market Intelligence will cover one of the hottest topics in the Financial Technology cluster, and one that will likely have the most profound impact as startups and established giants alike compete to earn the trust and adoption of users: mobile payment. In this edition we will focus on developments in the proximity-based segment of the mobile payment market and provide a recap of fintech investment deals in the first nine months of 2016.

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