Eden Zoller, m-payments experts at Ovum explains the rationale behind this move:
"Ovum predicted Facebook would launch a renewed push into mobile payments this year* and its focus on mobile money transfers makes sense. These applications are gaining good traction with consumers, particularly in emerging markets where Facebook has ambitions to be the prime platform from which people access, and interact with Internet services. Facebook's user base in
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