Q.What is M-Commerce?

M-commerce is presented in this chapter as a fast-growing, mobile-specific branch of e-commerce.

M-commerce, short for mobile commerce, is a branch of e-commerce in which the buying and selling of goods and services, together with the related payment, is carried out using a mobile or handheld wireless device such as a smartphone or a tablet, instead of a desktop or laptop computer.

Booking a cab, ordering food, transferring money or buying goods entirely through a mobile application, wherever the customer happens to be, are everyday examples of m-commerce. It shares all the essential features of e-commerce but adds the further benefits of mobility and location-independence, since the transaction can be complete …