Economic theory provides a unique ___(1)___ point from which to ___(2)___ issues with respect to ___(3)___ technologies, where standards and adoption, business process changes and implementation outcomes, information security, ___(4)___and business value, and industry impact require care and consideration on the part of senior management strategists and financial services leaders. It is necessary to conduct a research and examine a new ___(5)___ application which is coming into its own around the world, in association with the revolution in wireless connectivity: mobile payments. Although there are likely to be ___(6)___ and shades with this technology application; the readers must recognize that many of the same ___(7)___forces will be at work as were with other financial services and related technology applications in the past. A robust evaluative framework should be applied, that permits identification of the relevant stakeholders and applicable theory in the analysis of ___(8)___, firm, business process, market, ___(9)___and social issues. The ___(10)___ of this research are intended to guide senior managers in dealing with the economic aspects of mobile payments, and to help identify some important directions for the research.