Thompson says the industry has been slow to embrace payment technologies, not because the ideas were bad but because it's a very complicated issue.
There was no indication, for instance, of whether MCX will embrace a payments solution based on so-called near-field communication, or NFC, technology, which is favoured by firms such as Google, or whether it will adopt another approach.
China, never keen to fall behind, has embraced mobile payments, with mixed success.
Unlike association football (soccer), which embraced player payments and league play in the 1880s, the RFU staunchly resisted professionalism, cup competitions, and leagues, though international rugby between England and Scotland began immediately.
We are in active discussions with American Express and look forward to working together as partners as the world embraces digital payments".
Google recently switched on carrier billing as a way to help many Indians pay for content, while Uber has embraced cash payments to help fulfill its potential in emerging markets.
With that kind of speed and convenience, expect more customers to start embracing mobile payments.
In Asia, too, pay walls are popping up, with publications like the Asahi Shimbun and the Nihon Keizai Shimbun in Japan and The Straits Times of Singapore embracing digital payment plans.
Rather than trying to litigate new technologies out of existence, the group's members are actively embracing new payment methods via the mobile phone, and working strenuously with technology companies to improve security and provide additional services.
However, Safaricom, which is 40% owned by U.K.-based Vodafone, is now seeking to expand M-Pesa to embrace remittances, mortgage payments and other services.
