The Luciano Group

RED HOOK, NY – April 5, 2013.  The Luciano Group announced today that its Founding Partner, David W. Schropfer, has been invited to deliver keynote addresses and panel discussions at several upcoming industry conferences. His speeches will illustrate new data and real-world examples of both successful and unsuccessful business models in the exploding industry of [...]

International voice traffic for the first three quarters of 2012 was 8% greater than the same period in 2011 according to Global Voice Tracker, our independent industry tracking service. This is double the 4% annual growth rate the industry experienced last year. Terminating minute volumes showed growth to nearly all regions of the world, with [...]

Looking for a sign that the mobile commerce space is growing?  Take a look a the swelling number of conferences on our updated calendar of mobile commerce events. It includes over 50 new events scheduled over the course of the next twelve months. In addition, some events that were rescheduled due to Hurricane Sandy are [...]

The month of March, 2012, will break the record for mobile commerce and mobile payments events in a single month with 18 total events currently scheduled.  For a full listing, see our Mobile Commerce Events Calendar. “This is a clear sign that the Mobile Commerce industry is gaining momentum,” said David W. Schropfer, Partner and [...]

RED BANK, NJ – July 29, 2011. The Luciano Group announced today that it is re-launching its website.  The current website (www.thelucianogroup.com) will soon begin forwarding to the new, simpler URL:  www.LucianoGP.com. The new site offers visitors an in-depth view of Google+

RED BANK, NJ – January 25, 2011. A new book by mobile payments industry expert David W. Schropfer challenges retailers and consumers to demand a new economic value from emerging mobile payments providers. The book: The SmartPhone Wallet – Understanding the Disruption Ahead is the first of its kind written for the benefit of consumers [...]

A torrent of advertising and promotional marketing is heading your way to try to get you to use new services on your SmartPhone at retail stores.  Perhaps you have already seen some, or signed up for some.At stake is the future of the credit card system that moves over $11 Trillion per year from consumers [...]

RED BANK, NJ – November 30, 2010 – Analysts at The Luciano Group have forecasted the entire mobile commerce opportunity in the United States will be $72 Billion by 2014. Their forecast is the first known model to incorporate all three major revenue components of the emerging mobile commerce market. Download PDF Version Google+

RED BANK, NJ – November 17, 2010 – After extensive analysis, leaders at The Luciano Group challenge the speculation that the recent announcement made by ISIS – the new mobile payments joint venture of AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless – points to direct competition for Visa and Mastercard. Download PDF Version Google+