In the near future physical wallets will be replaced by mobile wallets. A comprehensive research was conducted on the trends and growth rates in the smart phones and mobile wallets market, consumer behavior towards mobile wallets vs. plastic money vs. real money, and also on the reactions of the social media to the mobile wallets. It was found that, Asia Pacific is one of the fastest growing region in mobile wallet market and is growing at a rate of 40%. A few shortcomings may be noted in this regard: different cash transfer channels, lack of awareness, stringent policies, low margins and poor web connectivity in several areas. Read more at: http://www.blueoceanmi.com/news-details?id=190