Every day we see more people using their smartphones to make payments whether through apps directly on them or by using them to pay for purchases at stores. The rise of mobile payment types is only being outpaced by adoption which is accelerating at a breakneck pace. This infographic by Mobile Payments Infographic comes to us from Long Beach Honda and breaks down what the future of mobile payments may look like. Click to enlarge. Related articles Mobile Payments Infographic Shows a Jackpot for Business The mobile payments wars [Infographic] Lois Hamblet, CEO of Ziptip, a Mobile Payments Solution…

Mobile carriers really do have their hands full. They hold the future of pretty much all of our communications in their hands, and while Verizon customers seem pretty satisfied, AT&T is famous for disappointing customers, particularly those fickle iPhone users. While incompetence and high charges are the norm, the carriers are planning to take over other profitable sectors. Mobile payment systems are commonplace in the Scandinavian countries and Japan, but have been slow to take off in North America. The basic functionality would be that stores, vending machines and even two mobile…