--- title: "U.S. Mobile Payments Expected to Reach $90B by 2017" id: "15399" type: "post" slug: "u-s-mobile-payments-expected-to-reach-90b-by-2017" published_at: "2013-01-17T19:15:37+00:00" modified_at: "2026-11-09T19:02:43+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2013/01/17/u-s-mobile-payments-expected-to-reach-90b-by-2017/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2013/01/17/u-s-mobile-payments-expected-to-reach-90b-by-2017.md" excerpt: "It’s official: Mobile payments are here to stay. The method looks like it’ll reach $90B in a mere four years." taxonomy_category: - "Marketing / Communications" taxonomy_post_tag: - "AssociationsNow" - "financial transactions" - "mobile payments" - "Technology" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Association CEO / Executive Director" - "C-Level" - "Executive Team" - "VP" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » U.S. Mobile Payments Expected to Reach $90B by 2017 Does your association use mobile payments? It seems businesses everywhere use mobile payment products, [such as Square (opens in a new tab)](https://squareup.com/) , to accept credit cards at tradeshows and other events—and with simple pricing per swipe or per month, it’s easy to see why this option has become so popular. > In other words, expect mobile payments to become routine, if they aren’t already. But we’re not sure anyone could have predicted just how much the industry has boomed over the past few years. And now, Forrester Research has predicted that mobile payments will reach a groundbreaking $90 billion by 2017. That reflects “a 48 percent compound annual growth rate from the $12.8 billion” that was spent last year, [Forbes reports (opens in a new tab)](http://www.forbes.com/sites/forrester/2013/01/16/us-mobile-payments-to-reach-90b-by-2017/) . In other words, expect mobile payments to become routine, if they aren’t already. Some possible reasons for the expected explosion: **Proximity payments** (payments made in store, where employees walk around with payment devices to expedite checkout) will make up $41 billion of the projected $90 billion. Reason for the boom? It’s easy to adopt and convenient. **Paying your peers** has never been easier; mobile makes transfers among friends or business clients simple and fast (although [mobile security (opens in a new tab)](http://associationsnow.com/2012/10/the-dangers-of-mobile-payment-security/) is still an issue). **Mobile payments to institutions** (paying, say, utility or credit card bills when you have no access to a computer) are quick and easy. In a world in which everyone wants a solution *right now*, payments that are instantly confirmed bring a sigh of relief. How does this translate to associations? Imagine a world in which members pay their dues on time, conference attendance starts with easy links in mobile-friendly newsletters to make payments fast, and bonuses are awarded instantaneously. Just maybe that dream will become a reality. How are you using mobile payments? Share your ideas in the comments. (iStockphoto/Thinkstock) [Chloe Thompson](https://associationsnow.com/author/chloe-thompson/) Chloe Thompson is a contributing writer to Associations Now. 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