PayPal: Mobile payments jumped 650% on Black Friday
FierceWireless Nov 30 09
The number of payments made via mobile jumped sharply on Black Friday, according to PayPal. The increase apparently was due to the growing number of smartphones and retailers' efforts to make mobile payments easier. Mobile online payments through PayPal were up nearly 650 percent year-over-year, the company said. Article
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