2016 Outlook: Emerging Technologies
- Date:December 16, 2015
- Author(s):
- Tim Sloane
- Research Topic(s):
- Emerging
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Overview
When and how eight emerging technologies will be deployed in 2016 and beyond
In this Payments Outlook for 2016, Mercator Advisory Group offers forecasts associated with implementation of eight key emerging technologies important for payments: biometrics, wearables, Bluetooth low energy (BLE), machine learning, broader utilization of the mobile operating system, payment APIs, tokenization, and private blockchain.
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