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This chart shows a forecast of mobile payment users, broken down by world region. According to the source, **** million people in Africa used mobile payments in 2011 and mobile payment access is expected to reach million users in 2016.

Mobile payment users – additional information

Paying for a product or service using a mobile device is attractive to modern consumers because of its swiftness, simplicity and security.
Almost anything can be purchased via a mobile device. An online survey of over mobile phone and smartphone users worldwide revealed the share of mobile users who have ever made a mobile payment. Results were then broken down by the types of good purchased. As of October 2014, ** percent of mobile users in China had purchased physical goods such as clothing or a cup of coffee via mobile. In comparison, only ** percent of mobile users in the U.S. had purchased a real-life service such as a public transport ticket, using a mobile.
The growth of the mobile payment industry can be measured according to the number of m-payment transactions made each year. In 2011, it was found that the number of mobile payments made worldwide amounted to * billion and rose to **** billion a year later. Forecasters expect this number to rise year on year and reach an expected ** billion transactions in 2015.
With trends revealing the industry is expanding, a survey in 2014 asked *** global payment leaders which players were most likely to drive the growth in global mobile payments in the future. The results revealed that ** percent of respondents believed that web-related companies such as Amazon were going to be a driving factor in the future of mobile payment growth. In addition, a further ** percent of respondents stated that payment providers, for example wallet providers, would act as a driving factor for the industry’s growth.