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Online currencies and mobile payments spook regulators. Banks and regulators have been warned of a major rift that is emerging in the payments landscape, spurred by rapid smartphone adoption and the growing acceptance of complementary global currencies which fall outside traditional sovereign government regulatory frameworks. A new Deloitte report: The future of exchanging value, uncovering new ways of spending, examines how new payments models and alternative online currencies are already taking hold and canvasses the threats they pose to traditional payments players. Released today the report notes that the attack is two pronged. First is the rise of the smartphone, and the speed at which it – often coupled with near field communications chips – is being harnessed as a mobile payments platform. Secondly, alternative or complementary currencies are gaining traction. While the volume and value of mobile payments is still relatively small, they are both growing quickly.

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