Serbian online banking penetration rate amounts to 5%.

"Among those involved in the survey, 57% have a feature phone, 37% have a smartphone, 9% have a tablet, 51% have a PC whereas 12% claim they have no internet connection."

"In 2010, the online banking penetration rate in the country pointed at 2%."

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86% of the shops in a recent study responded that they support mobile commerce by offering an optimised site for different browsers, or have a shopping app available for download. 

"The UK, the status of mobile commerce in the UK is not just demonstrated by the shops’ behaviour, British consumers being also the frontrunners when it comes to mobile shopping, making up 40% of the entire European mobile revenue."

"France and Spain are not far behind the UK with 74% of shops in the study offering mobile shopping. In other European countries, the results were lower, with Germany at 68%, and in Poland and Italy lower still with just 46% and 50% respectively."

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Source Econsultancy.com

The number of Brazilians using mobile devices for purchase of products and services has increased with 84.2 % over the last 12 months.

"In June 2013, mobile transactions represented 3.8 % of the total e-commerce in Brazil — by June 2014, that number had gone up to 7 %. During that period, 2.89 million transactions were carried out, the equivalent of USD 497 million, according to the report WebShoppers by consultancy firm e-Bit. The key segments are fashion and accessories with 18 % of all sales, followed by cosmetics and health products with 16 % and electronics with 11 %."

"In Brazil, the lack of readiness for mobile, the precarious 3G coverage and low penetration of residential Wifi are the main hurdles for further development of mobile commerce in the country."

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Canada (84%) and Australia (54%) are US retailers’ top choices for cross-border ecommerce, Japan and New Zealand (39% each) come next in line.

"60% of Canada’s online shoppers buy from US merchants and 37% of the world’s cross-border shoppers are Canadian."

"7 out of every 10 online purchases made in Canada are from merchants outside the country."

"Australia’s ecommerce market is not subject to import tariffs or duties on any item under AUD 1,000 Australian. Consumers there also have high levels of disposable income, and goods sold at retail are expensive due to labor costs."

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