In most of the countries, mobile
payment
options are widely used and it is gaining continuous popularity due to the flexibility and ease of use of these applications.
Such
advanced and modern
payment
applications have several advantages and disadvantages.
This
essay will discuss both benefits and drawbacks with the examples from Harvard Business Review research and Oxford University experiments to prove the notion that the cellphone
payment
applications have more benefits.
To begin
with, cellphone
payment
usage is
increasing and the central reason for
this
is two fold.
Firstly
, the registration cost is zero dollars in mobile
payment
applications
such
as google pay,
,
pay, and
transwire
.
Secondly
, the charges applied on money transaction
lesser than the bank charges.
In addition
to
this
, the
payment
is processed in
few nano secondsSuggestion
the few nanoseconds
few nanoseconds
which enables the customer to address the dynamic financial situations. In the same line of thinking, Harvard Business Review research, published an article that mentioned, online mobile payments will continue to increase at the rate of 20% in the near future as the applications are built with
user interface, along with advanced
payment
options with zero charges.
Although
, online payments are appealing to many, it cannot be disputed that the
payment
applications are vulnerable
hacking attempts, and viruses can
also
be installed in mobile phones, which could steal the data and communicate to the hackers.
Additionally
, if mobile phones are stolen without the security code set, anyone can initiate the payments through the victim's mobile phone. Consistent
this
line of thought process, Oxford university conducted an experiment that sent sample
installation files to set of people, which was installed by more than 50% of the targeted population without understanding the implications and
vulerabilitiesthe state of being vulnerable or exposed
.
Hence
, it is clearly demonstrated that the vulnerabilities are high and people lack technical knowledge, which enable the hackers to steal money easily. But if security measures are exercised diligently,
then
such
incidents can be avoided.
With the aforementioned views and examples, it is concluded that the mobile
payment
applications popularity will continue to surge, despite few minor issues
such
as hacking attempts which the government should address, it is predicted that the
payment
applications will become more sophisticated and modern, which will
further
raise the mobile
payment
applications usage.