the use of radio-based wireless devices such as cell phones and personal digital assistants to conduct business-to-business and business-to-consumer transactions over wired, Web-based e-commerce systems.
The use of a mobile phone to sell or trade goods and services.
a subset of e-commerce and refers to electronic transactions carried out via a mobile terminal such as a phone, a personal digital assistant, or a laptop configured for wireless access to the Internet.
Electronic commerce in which transactions are made using a wireless device and data connection. Mobile commerce can be used to buy things, make banking transactions, and receive information from web sites related to sports, stock, weather, and news, for example.
Also known as Mcommerce this as a way to accept credit cards when you do not have access to a conventional phone line. The terminals to do this are very expensive and laptop computers and wireless pc cards for Internet access have virtually replaced the need for them.
not a new way of processing credit and debit cards. The acceptance method has been around for a few years, but is just really starting to make a large impact on how we do business away from our offices. mCommerce first started with the use of wireless POS (Point Of Sale) swipe terminals and has since then made its way into cellular phones and PDA's (Personal Digital Assistants). Wireless POS swipe terminals are much more expensive (usually around $700 and up) then regular "wired" terminals which require you to be nearby a phone jack and electrical outlet in order to operate. As a result, this has caused many people to find alternative ways to process transactions.
Mobile commerce is creating entirely new opportunities both for mobile phones and services such as banking, payment, and ticketing. Mobile commerce means transactions using a wireless device and data connection, which result in the transfer of value in exchange for information, services, or goods.
Mobile Commerce (also known as M-Commerce, mCommerce or U-Commerce, owing to the ubiquitous nature of its services) is the ability to conduct commerce, using a mobile device e.g. a mobile phone ( or cell phone), a PDA, a smartphone while on the move.