Parks Associates has released a new industry report called, “Transforming Commerce: Mobile Wallets & LBS.” In this report, Parks Associates analysts examine the impact of mobile payment applications and location-based services (LBS) and technologies on retail and commerce.

The report evaluates the prospects of several competing mobile wallet approaches and profiles the leading mobile wallet solutions. The report outlines the opportunities and challenges of mobile wallets for key industry players, including mobile carriers, merchants, and payment industry players. The report also includes recent consumer analytics on mobile wallet app use and provides a forecast of mobile wallet users and mobile wallet transaction values through 2017.

Companies featured in the report include: American Express, Apple, AT&T, Bell Canada, BlackBerry, Bluetooth SIG, Boost Mobile, Braintree, Broadcom, Chase, China Mobile, Deutsche Telekom, DeviceFidelity, Discover, Dominos, Dunkin' Donuts, Dwolla, Enstream, Facebook, Foursquare, Google, HTC, Isis, Jamba Juice, KT, MasterCard, mFoundry, Motorola, Nokia, NTT Docomo, NXP, Orange, PayPal, Qualcomm, Rogers Wireless, Samsung, Sony, Sprint, Square, Starbucks, Swirl, Telefonica, Telus, T-Mobile, VeriFone, Verizon, Visa, Vodafone, Walgreens, Walmart, and more.

To learn more about the report, and view the Table of Contents, click here.