Consumers are warming to making payments using smart devices -- but that doesn’t mean they don’t have concerns about the process.
More than a quarter (26%) of those who own a voice assistant have used it to make a payment, according to a new study. In the U.S., it’s nearly a third (30%).
The study comprised 3,100 adults in the U.S., U.K. and Australia and was conducted by Kantar for Transaction Network Services.
However, the majority (74%) of consumers said that security concerns would stop them from making a payment via a voice assistant.
Payment capabilities are also moving into connected cars, which enable the driver to tap into the internet for real-time traffic information, starting and stopping the car and making payments from the dashboard.
Nearly half (48%) of consumers said they would be eager to purchase a car with payment capabilities when available, with even more (56%) in the U.S.
More than half (57%) of consumers said if they owned a connected car, they would be willing to make a payment for fuel or parking via the dashboard.
The reality is that mobile payments have been getting people used to paying in a new way. More than half (52%) of consumers said they had made one or more payments on a portable connected device within the previous month.
In smart homes, nearly half (45%) of consumers said if they owned a WiFi fridge, they would make a payment for groceries via the appliance’s touch screen or compatible app.
The more consumers learn about Internet of Things devices and what they can do with them, the more they’ll start to expand their uses. Paying remotely is just one of those new uses.
OK Rocket Scientists, 57 % want to do commerce with a button next to the Volume button on your radio? Let's review how safe this really is.
12/2013 Target 40 million hacked accounts
5/2014 E-bay 145 million accounts compromised
9/2014 Home Depot Won't disclose the breach
2/2015 Anthem 80 Million patients hacked
1/2015 Wendy's 1000 stores affected
3/2015 Blue Cross Only 11 Million
4.2017 Chipolte Not only e coli, but hack your account
9/2017 Equifax 143 million credit ratings
9/2017 Whole Foods Unknown groceries hacked
9/2017 Sonic Drive in 5 million milkshakes spilt
3/2018 Under Armor 150 million can that be right?
4/2018 Saks 5 million sophisticates
4/2018 Panera bread Undisclosed Samiches
4/2018 Delta Airlines unknown passengers hacked
4/2018 Sears/K-mart too many to count
My source: https://mashable.com/2018/04/04/every-store-retailer-hacked/
So you go ahead , you smart people , and order your Pizzas on your car radio
and make your car payment through On-star, who knows nothing about who you are
and where your car is parked and how much is in your bank account.
the Dumbing Down of America is almost complete.