The global market for mobile wallets is highly consolidated in nature and led by a few key players, states a research report by Transparency Market Research. In 2012, the leading players, including Paypal, Google Wallet, and ISIS (Softcard) collectively represented a share of 70% in the global mobile wallet market. Being a price-sensitive market, interoperability is considered to be the key factor fuelling the growth of the market. Additionally, frequent partnerships between competitors for standardization are expected to supplement the growth of the market in the coming years. According to the research study, the global mobile wallet market is expected to reach a value of US$1,602.4 bn in 2018, rising from US$675.0 bn in 2015. From the geographical perspective, the Europe, the Middle East, and Africa segment is expected to lead the global mobile wallet market and account for a 39.5% share by the end of 2018. The growing population in Africa and consumer preference for mobile payments,...