Today's Wall Street Journal has a great write up on text messaging payment services. One noteworthly thing about the article is that it does a good job of distinguishing mobile phone payments between private parties (serviecs like PayPal's recently launched PayPal Mobile, etc) vs. credit card sponsored initiatives that enable small dollar credit card payments using your phone as a mobile wallet.
This graphic is courtesy of the Wall Street Journal:
Read the compete article here:
You've Got Money: Paying via Text Message
New Services From PayPal,Others Let Cellphone Users Transfer Funds, Buy Products
Wall Street Journal
By MYLENE MANGALINDAN and JESSICA E. VASCELLARO
April 26, 2006; Page D1
During her time at Glenbrook, Erin focused on client engagements in business payments, cross-border transactions, bill payment, and the intersection of corporate finance, banking, and ERP/accounting. She has nearly twenty years of experience leading increasingly complex payment initiatives for corporate clients and advising financial institutions and payment technologists on the development of their payment capabilities.
Erin is also the founder of Forte Financial, a consulting firm focused on corporate finance efficiency, technology, and process improvement. She is a past president of the Financial Women’s Association of San Francisco and also a two-term past president of the San Francisco Treasury Management Association. Erin is no longer with Glenbrook, but contributed greatly during her time at the firm.