Analyst's Point of View
From Senior Analyst Zilvinas Bareisis
Digital Wallets: Crossing the Chasm Between Online and Offline Payments
Despite increasing online-offline convergence in retailing, there is still a chasm between online and offline payments which today's digital wallets are struggling to cross. It remains a challenge to use secure element-based payment credentials online and cloud-based credentials at the physical POS, although various solutions to bridge the divide are emerging.
The above statements form the central thesis of my new report. We sought to address the following key questions:
• Given the proliferation of solutions, how to differentiate between various digital wallets in the market today? How best to think about the solutions, economics, and implications for various players?
• Is there any consensus in the market on what is important in order to succeed? What are some of the big unknowns which could significantly influence the market? What are some of the key challenges that the industry as a whole needs to address?
• How should financial institutions respond to these market developments?
During my research, I have been studying a number of digital wallets (or their announcements), including Google Wallet, Isis, LevelUp, O2 Wallet, PayPal, PayPass Wallet Services, QuickTap Wallet, Serve, Square Wallet, V.me by Visa, MCX, Apple Passbook, Micosoft Wallet Hub, and FIS & Paydiant wallet, all of which are discussed in the report, along with a number of other solutions and ideas around mobile and digital payments.
We are also proposing a framework how to analyse digital wallets, which should help banks and others understand the impact of wallets on the economics as well as customer and merchant relationships, availability of data, risk management and other key areas. Please let us know what you think.
Best wishes to all as the holidays approach!
Zilvinas Bareisis
Senior Analyst
P.S. I am presenting a webinar on my recent reports Can Card Issuers Turn Loyalty Program Costs Into Revenues? and Selecting a Merchant-Funded Rewards Platform: An In-depth Analysis of MFR Vendors on December 4. If you are interested in attending, please register at http://mfr.eventbrite.com.
Celent is currently accepting nominations for our Sixth Annual Model Bank Awards. To nominate an individual or firm, fill out the entry form at http://celentmodelbank.com by December 14.
Chart of the Month
From the Celent report Global Non-Cash Payments: Trends and Forecasts
Celent Published Reports
- Online Banking Trends in China: New Technologies, Competitors, and Business Models
- Global Non-Cash Payments: Trends and Forecasts
- Digital Wallets: Crossing the Chasm Between Online and Offline Payments
- Core Banking Vendor Solutions: A Latin American Perspective
- Serving Small Businesses in a Digital World
- The US Open: Account Opening Experiences at Top US Banks
Research in Progress
- The Future of Bill Payment Solutions in Online Banking
- Top Trends in Payments: A Year in Review
- E-Invoicing Vendor Models
Calendar
4 December 2012
Webinar
Launching a Merchant-Funded Rewards Program
13 December 2012
Webinar
State of Consumer Capture 2012: The Death of Desktop
14 December 2012
Nominations Close
Model Bank Awards
9 January 2013
Webinar
China’s Second Generation Payment System
10 January 2013
Webinar
The US Open: Account Opening Experiences at Top US Banks
27 February 2013
Conference
Innovation & Insight Day
Boston, MA, USA
For more information, contact bankingevents@celent.com or call +1.617.262.3120.
