Abstract:
This research investigates consumer accept4nce of mobile payments. Mobile payments
offer an alternative payment method for consumers, and allow consumers to make
point-of-sales payments through mobile devices, such as mobile phones and Personal
Digital Assistants (PDAs). It aims to present a better understanding of mobile
payments, developing a consumer acceptance model for mobile payments.
Moreover, it offers a reference and a source of literature for the industry and academic
researchers in this new information systems research domain. This thesis focuses on
consumer acceptance of mobile payments. The lack of literature and empirical research
in the field of mobile payments encouraged the development of a research framework
to elucidate the acceptance of mobile payments by consumers. The present research has
been conducted in order to offer a more in-depth understanding of consumers'
perspectives on mobile payments.
The research started with a qualitative method, using a focus group to investigate
potential mobile payment users concerning usage.
The results of this research study should be of interest to both academic and business
communities.
