Project Proposal
A study of how to promote the use of mobile payment
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Table of Contents
1 Title 1
2 Aim 1
3 Objectives 1
4 Background 2
5 Critical review of relevant literature 3 5.1. Basic Mobile Payment Types 3 5.1.1. Mobile Fees Account Payment 3 5.1.2. Bank Card Mobile Payment 3 5.1.3. Token based Mobile Payment 4 5.2. Mobile payment choice 5 5.3. Factors that influence mobile payment 5 5.3.1. Stability of mobile network facilities 6 5.3.2. Standardisation challenges 6 5.3.3. User experience 7 5.3.4. Security 8 5.3.5. Regulation Issues 9 5.4. Other issues of mobile payment 10
6 Research method 11
7 Potential Limitations 12
8 Project Plan 13
9 References 14 1. Title
The title of the project is ‘A study of how to promote the use of mobile payment’. The mobile payment here refers to the on-line wireless payment methods by using mobile type devices, such as mobile phones, PDA and the likes.
2. Abstract
3. Aim
To identify what factors has been a drawback or blockage of online payment, and what factors can help promoting the use of mobile payment.
In paradox, there is still not a lot of people knows about mobile commerce and mobile payments as a kind of services. In Ho, Fong, and Yan (2008: 345 - 346) research paper market survey sections showed that, 250/ 250 peoples (total number of questionnaire feed backed) have at least one mobile phone; 92% of the survey populations are using mobile phone as communication channel rather than 3% and 5% are using the device as commerce and content purposes; lastly, about 77% of the survey population are not sure and never heard about mobile commerce. Consequently, many people still have no idea about their mobile phone actually can be function as a payment device. Opinion is clear that people want services that fit easily into
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