According to the same source, the number of users that are set to carrying out transactions via mobile money is expected to reach 340 million by 2014, representing 5 percent of existing mobile subscribers worldwide.
The rising popularity of mobile payments, especially for consumers in populated areas such as the Asia-Pacific region, is also expected to contribute to the growth of global m-payments ecosystem by 2014, the report finds.
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