Launching mobile payment systems in the DACH region. A trend investigation and SWOT analysis based on examples of Chinese providers

Launching mobile payment systems in the DACH region. A trend investigation and SWOT analysis based on examples of Chinese providers
Author: Denise Gaber
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2020-01-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3960957742

Mobile business expands rapidly. The increasing number of Internet-enabled devices is creating an ecosystem with almost endless possibilities. In order to survive in this emerging ecosystem, companies have to implement new applications and take many actions and adaptions. In fact, this need for innovation affects nearly every online business. Denise Gaber examines transactions in local shops made through payment applications on customers’ smartphones, the so-called Proximity Mobile Payment Systems. She also explains the trend of proximity mobile payment and its rapid development in China compared to the low adoption rate in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. How can mobile payment be implemented successfully? Gaber gives a SWOT analysis to indicate obstacles and to plan implementation and business strategies. As best practices she examines companies like WeChat Wallet and Alipay. Her findings are based on a profound analysis of the markets of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and China. In this book: - app; - e-commerce; - m-commerce; - mobile commerce; - m-payment

Google Wallet - A Glimpse into the future of mobile payments

Google Wallet - A Glimpse into the future of mobile payments
Author: Rohan Handa
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Total Pages: 26
Release: 2011-12-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3656083290

Project Report from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Information Management, University of Southern California, language: English, abstract: Over the past few thousand years of evolution, the way we pay has changed shapes and materials. It has gone from gold to coins, paper money to plastic cards and now with Google’s venture into the mobile payment industry, we are at the threshold of the next big shift. Google Wallet is a mobile payment Android app that transforms a phone into a wallet. This app utilizes the Near Field Communication (NFC) technology that allows its users to pay for purchased items and redeem offers. At this initial stage of business, there are many features and factors that Google needs to change in order to bring about the mass adoption of this service. As the Business Technology Analysts at Google, we - Kritika Maheshwari, Malvika Saraf and Rohan Handa aim at addressing the hurdles for this technology and the methods to bring it to fruition. In the process we evaluate Google’s profit motivation and the bigger strategy behind this service. First, we explain the business approach which describes the importance of the adopted business model. We use Porter’s Five Force analysis to determine the competitive intensity in the market followed by SWOT analysis to give recommendations that will help in the mass adoption. Finally, we focus our paper on formulating a strategy canvas in order to study the existing payment methods in comparison to our service. The paper concludes with recommendations to Google for promoting wide customer acceptance.

Examining Chinese Consumers’ Adoption of Mobile Payment

Examining Chinese Consumers’ Adoption of Mobile Payment
Author: Wing Sze Eustacia Lau
Publisher:
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2018
Genre:
ISBN:

Mobile payment (m-payment) is an emerging payment method worldwide, many developed countries such as the US and Europe started to implement this wireless mobile payment a few years ago. These countries focus on Near Field Communication (NFC) m-payment. China has transformed quickly to integrate into the global community. Some companies in China developed a new proximity payment, namely the QR code scanning. When QR MPS was launched, the number of users increase exponentially ever since, the growth rate is much faster than the NFC m-payment in the US or in Europe. Interestingly, many pieces of research have been published relating to NFC m-payment and new technologies. However, the settings of NFC m-payment and new technological environments could differ from each other. As a result, a study with a modified technology acceptance model should be constructed for QR code scanning m-payment. An integrated model was constructed based on the research which involved more than 280 respondents. This thesis gives insights to the marketing team and engineer of QR MPS companies to improve the existing technology and to acquire more customers. MPS developers from other countries could also benefit from this research.*****Mobile payment (m-payment) is an emerging payment method worldwide, many developed countries such as the US and Europe started to implement this wireless mobile payment a few years ago. These countries focus on Near Field Communication (NFC) m-payment. China has transformed quickly to integrate into the global community. Some companies in China developed a new proximity payment, namely the QR code scanning. When QR MPS was launched, the number of users increase exponentially ever since, the growth rate is much faster than the NFC m-payment in the US or in Europe. Interestingly, many pieces of research have been published relating to NFC m-payment and new technologies. However, the settings of NFC m-payment and new technological environments could differ from each

Mountain Farming is Family Farming

Mountain Farming is Family Farming
Author: Susanne Wymann von Dach
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN: 9789251079751

This publication, featuring 25 case studies from across the mountain landscapes, gives an overview of the global changes affecting mountain farming and the strategies that mountain communities have developed to cope. Each study also presents a set of lessons and recommendations, meant to inform and benefit mountain communities, policy-makers, development experts and academics who work to support mountain farmers and to protect mountains.

Mountain agriculture: Opportunities for harnessing Zero Hunger in Asia

Mountain agriculture: Opportunities for harnessing Zero Hunger in Asia
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2019-08-07
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9251316805

Mountain food security and nutrition are core issues that can contribute positively to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals but paradoxically are often ignored in Zero Hunger and poverty reduction-related agenda. Under the overall leadership of José Graziano da Silva, the Former Director-General of FAO, sustainable mountain agriculture development is set as a priority in Asia and the Pacific, to effectively address this issue and assist Member Countries in tackling food insecurity and malnutrition in mountain regions. This comprehensive publication is the first of its kind that focuses on the multidimensional status, challenges, opportunities and solutions of sustainable mountain agriculture development for Zero Hunger in Asia. This publication is building on the ‘International Workshop and Regional Expert Consultation on Mountain Agriculture Development and Food Security and Nutrition Governance’, held by FAO RAP and UIR in November 2018 Beijing, in collaboration with partners from national governments, national agriculture institutes, universities, international organizations and international research institutes. The publication provides analysis with evidence on how mountain agriculture could contribute to satisfying all four dimensions of food security, to transform food systems to be nutrition-sensitive, climate-resilient, economically-viable and locally adaptable. From this food system perspective, the priority should be given to focus on specialty mountain product identification (e.g. Future Smart Food), production, processing, marketing and consumption, which would effectively expose the potential of mountain agriculture to contribute to Zero Hunger and poverty reduction. In addition, eight Asian country case studies not only identify context-specific challenges within biophysical-technical, policy, socio-economic and institutional dimensions.

Digital Business Leadership

Digital Business Leadership
Author: Ralf T. Kreutzer
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2018-04-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 366256548X

This book provides specialists and executives with a clear, yet practical set of recommendations to meet the challenges of digital transformation and ensure long-term success as a leader in a primarily digital business world. The authors describe the fundamental principles of digitization and its economic opportunities and risks, integrating them into a framework of classic and new management methods. The book also explores how increasing digitization – not only of communication, but of complete value chains – has led to a need to establish a digital business leadership. Digitization is changing people and markets: it causes the upheaval of entire industries, creates new digital-centric companies, and forces established companies to cope with the transformation activities associated with these digitization processes. New approaches and methods have to be learned, tried and tested patterns of thinking have to be explored, and last but not least, innovation activities have to be understood as continuous necessities. At the same time, digital business offers considerable opportunities for renewing competitive advantages, improving existing process structures and realigning products, services and business models.

Enterprise Risk Management

Enterprise Risk Management
Author: Stefan Hunziker
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2019-05-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3658253576

This textbook demonstrates how Enterprise Risk Management creates value in strategic- and decision-making-processes. The author introduces modern approaches to balancing risk and reward based on many examples of medium-sized and large companies from different industries. Since traditional risk management in practice is often an independent stand-alone process with no impact on decision-making processes, it is unable to create value and ties up resources in the company unnecessarily. Herewith, he serves students as well as practitioners with modern approaches that promote a connection between ERM and corporate management. The author demonstrates in a didactically appropriate manner how companies can use ERM in a concrete way to achieve better risk-reward decisions under uncertainty. Furthermore, theoretical and psychological findings relevant to entrepreneurial decision-making situations are incorporated. This textbook has been recommended and developed for university courses in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Building Maintenance Processes and Practices

Building Maintenance Processes and Practices
Author: Abdul Lateef Olanrewaju
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2014-11-14
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9812872639

This book is designed to be an inclusive for the best practice approach to building maintenance management, where the processes, procedures and operational systems meet a high standard of professional and academic competence. It offers a different perspective on building maintenance management by presenting the schematic building maintenance value chain model and it’s implementation in Malaysian university buildings. The findings show an improvement to building performance, lower maintenance cost, building sustainability and increased maintenance service user satisfaction. The learning outcomes and summaries provided for each chapter and the extensive use of tables and figures add to the readability of the text. Though the book is based on data from Malaysia, it is useful for a much wider audience, and the informal writing style makes it an interesting reference source. This book is valuable for readers who are practitioners, professionals and for academic institutions that offer courses in the building field, including architecture, quantity surveying, civil engineering, building and facility management, property management, real estate. It will also be of interest to governments and others involved in the construction industry.

Strategic Communication for Sustainable Organizations

Strategic Communication for Sustainable Organizations
Author: Myria Allen
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2015-07-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3319180053

This is a seminal book for anyone who wants to understand, shape or study the communication surrounding sustainability in their interactions with colleagues, employees, supply chain partners and external stakeholders. It develops essential insights on the basis of an extensive review of relevant theories and research drawn from multiple disciplines. Interview data gathered from organization members who are currently communicating about sustainability in their cities, universities, nongovernmental organizations, small businesses and large for-profit organizations provide valuable insights from a practitioner’s perspective. The interviewees represent organizations such as the Portland Trailblazers, Tyson Foods, the City and County of Denver and the Natural Resources Defense Council. Theory, research and interview comments combine in a reader-friendly way to provide practical insights and stimulate future research.

B2B Marketing

B2B Marketing
Author: Uwe G. Seebacher
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 754
Release: 2021-05-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030542920

This unique book comprehensively presents the current state of knowledge, theoretical and practical alike, in the field of business-to-business (B2B) marketing. More than 30 of the best and most recognized B2B marketers address the most relevant theoretical foundations, concepts, tried and tested approaches and models from entrepreneurial practice. Many of those concepts are published for the first time ever in this book. The book not only builds on the existing classic literature for industrial goods marketing but also – and much more importantly – finally closes the gap towards the rapidly growing ecosystem of modern B2B marketing terms, instruments, products, and topics. Technical terms such as Account-Based Marketing, Buyer Journey, ChatBots, Content AI, Marketing Automation, Marketing Canvas, Social Selling, Touchpoint Sensitivity Analysis, and Predictive Intelligence are explained and examined in detail, especially in terms of their applicability and implementation. The book as a whole reflects the B2B marketing journey so that the readers can directly connect the content to their own experience and use the book as a guide in their day-to-day work for years to come.